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气势凌人

qì shì líng réndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
arrogant and overbearing
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-a3267407f8ad26d5. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

氣勢凌人 气势凌人 [qi4 shi4 ling2 ren2] /arrogant and overbearing/

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Other forms in these source records: 氣勢凌人

  • 气
    qì

    gas / air / smell / weather / to make angry / to annoy / to get angry / vital energy / qi

  • 势
    shì

    power / influence / potential / momentum / tendency / trend / situation / conditions / outward appearance / sign / gesture / male genitals

  • 凌
    líng

    to approach / to rise high / thick ice / to insult or maltreat

    Líng

    surname Ling

  • 人

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.