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TOPIK 4adjective

교만하다

gyomanhada

교만해요 · 교만했어요 · 교만한 (+noun)

arrogant, conceited, proud

Example

교만한 사람은 다른 사람의 말을 잘 듣지 않아요.

Arrogant people don't listen well to others.

Word parts

교 proud만 haughty

Literally 'proud and haughty.'

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More literary than 거만하다; common in proverbs, sermons and moral lessons.