1 satisfied with one's accomplishment and arrogant as a result (idiom); resting on one's laurels and despising others
引以为傲
yǐn yǐ wéi ào
1 to be intensely proud of sth (idiom)
恃才傲物
shì cái ào wù
1 to be inordinately proud of one's ability
2 to be conceited and contemptuous (idiom)
秋菊傲霜
qiū jú ào shuāng
1 the autumn chrysanthemum braves the frost (idiom)
苦海无边,回头是岸
kǔ hǎi wú biān , huí tóu shì àn
1 The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering.
2 Repent and ye shall be saved!
隔岸观火
gé àn guān huǒ
1 to watch the fires burning across the river
2 to delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves (idiom)
高岸深谷
gāo àn shēn gǔ
1 high bank, deep valley (idiom); secluded location