不卑不亢
bat1 bei1 bat1 kong3bù bēi bù kàng
English
- neither servile nor overbearing (idiom)
- neither self-demeaning nor arrogant; neither obsequious nor supercilious; neither servile nor overbearing; neither haughty nor humble; without humbling oneself or showing disrespect
- neither obsequious nor supercilious
粵語 — Cantonese
- 既唔自卑亦唔傲慢
Examples
我哋應該保持不卑不亢嘅態度去回應。
We should maintain an attitude that is neither too arrogant nor too modest in our response.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk