傲岸不遜

Japanese

Kanji in this term
傲	岸	不	遜
ごう Grade: S	がん Grade: 3	ふ Grade: 4	そん Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 傲岸 (gōgan, “arrogance”) +‎ 不遜 (huson, “insolence”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡo̞ːɡa̠ɰ̃ ɸɯ̟sõ̞ɴ]

Noun

傲(ごう)岸(がん)不(ふ)遜(そん) • (gōgan fuson) 

1. arrogance and insolence, haughty arrogance;

   私(わたし)たちは、これまで、彼(かれ)のような傲(ごう)岸(がん)不(ふ)遜(そん)な大(だい)統(とう)領(りょう)を見(み)たことがありませんでした。

   Watashitachi wa, koremade, kare no yōna gōgan fuson na daitōryō o mita koto ga ari masen deshita.

   We have never seen such an arrogant president as him before.

Synonyms

• 傲(ごう)岸(がん)無(ぶ)礼(れい) (gōgan burei, “arrogance”)
• 傲(ごう)慢(まん)不(ふ)遜(そん) (gōman fuson, “haughty; arrogant; overbearing”)
• 尊(そん)大(だい)不(ふ)遜(そん) (sondai fuson, “arrogant and presumptuous; haughty arrogance; intolerable insolence”)

Antonyms

• 謙遜(けんそん) (kenson, “modesty; humility”)
• 謙(けん)虚(きょ) (kenkyo)

References

• Definition of 傲岸不遜 - JapanDict: Japanese Dictionary
• Meaning of 傲岸不遜 in Japanese | RomajiDesu Japanese dictionary
• 傲岸不遜 - English translation – Linguee