1 to rely on

2 mother (formal)

1 secure in the knowledge that one has backing

1 self-esteem

2 self-reliance

3 overconfident

4 conceited

1 to rely on

2 to depend on

1 see also: 恃强欺弱 shì qiáng qī ruò

1 to use one's strength to mistreat people (idiom)

2 to bully

1 to be inordinately proud of one's ability

2 to be conceited and contemptuous (idiom)