粵

不bat1亢kong3不bat1卑bei1

bat1 kong3 bat1 bei1bù kàng bù bēi

English

  1. neither haughty nor humble
  2. neither self-demeaning nor arrogant; neither obsequious nor supercilious; neither servile nor overbearing; neither haughty nor humble; without humbling oneself or showing disrespect
  3. neither overbearing nor servile
  4. neither supercilious nor obsequious

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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