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Chinese
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front, forepart; in front; past front, forepart; in front; past; former; previous; last; before; preceding; earlier; ago; future; time ahead; first; top; battlefront; to move forward |
haughty; arrogant
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back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later |
respectful
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| trad. (前倨後恭)
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前
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倨
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後
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恭
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| simp. (前倨后恭)
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前
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倨
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后
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恭
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Etymology
Quoted from Su Qin, where he was ridiculing his sister-in-law for her attitude after he became famous:
Pronunciation
Idiom
前倨後恭
- to change from arrogance to humility (describing behaviour of snobbish people)