| 飘飘然 | piao1 piao1 ran2 | elated |
| 昂首阔步 | ang2 shou3 kuo4 bu4 | to strut |
| 爱面子 | ai4 mian4 zi3 | to save face |
| 傲慢的 | ao4 man4 de5 | High |
| 自高 | zi4 gao1 | to be proud of oneself |
| 高不成低不就 | gao1 bu4 cheng2 di1 bu4 jiu4 | can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom) |
| 引以为傲 | yin3 yi3 wei2 ao4 | to be proud of |
| 洋洋得意 | yang2 yang2 de2 yi4 | proud |
| 傲立 | ao4 li4 | standing proud |
| 得意扬扬 | de2 yi4 yang2 yang2 | proudly |
| 普鲁东 | pu3 lu3 dong1 | Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809-1865), French socialist philosopher |
| 款儿 | kuan3 er5 | proud bearing |
| 高慢 | gao1 man4 | proud |