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傲岸不遜 (ごうがんふそん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, na-adjective
haughty arrogance ; overbearing insolence
yojijukugo (four-character idiom)
A yojijukugo describing extreme pride and contemptuous disregard for others. Often used in formal or literary contexts to criticize someone's attitude.
傲ごう 岸がん 不ふ 遜そん な 振ふ る 舞ま い は 、 結けっ 局きょく は 自じ 分ぶん を 孤こ 立りつ さ せる 。
Overbearing arrogance will ultimately isolate you.
Similar words 傲ごう 慢まん 傲慢 is a more common word for arrogance or haughtiness, while 傲岸不遜 is a stronger, more literary yojijukugo emphasizing both pride and insolence.
不ふ 遜そん 不遜 alone means insolence or disrespect, but 傲岸不遜 combines it with 傲岸 (haughtiness) for a more intense expression.
Etymology A yojijukugo composed of 傲岸 (haughty, arrogant) and 不遜 (insolent, disrespectful). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows the pattern of combining two synonymous or complementary two-character compounds to intensify the meaning.
