恃shìⅠ ? ? (依賴;倚仗) rely on; depend on: 有 ~ 無恐 secure in the knowledge that one has strong backing ? [書] (持) hold; grasp ? [書] (自負) think highly of oneself; be conceited Ⅱ ? [書] (母親的代稱) mother: 失 ~ be bereaved of one's mother; have lost one's mother ◆恃才傲物 act in undue confidence of one's own ability and look down upon others; being self-conceited and insolent on account of one's ability; be inordinately proud of one's ability; be proud and insolent because of one's talent; 恃德者昌,恃力者亡 He who relies on virtue will thrive and he who relies on force will perish.; 恃強凌弱 bully the weak; play the bully; use one's strength to bully the weak |