栄えい耀よう栄えい華が

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Meanings

noun

wealth and arrogant splendor; luxury; intoxication with wealth and power

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)

A yojijukugo describing a state of extreme wealth, prosperity, and the accompanying arrogance or ostentation. Often carries a negative or cautionary nuance about being drunk on power and luxury.

彼かれは栄えい耀よう栄えい華がを極きわめた生せい活かつを送おくっていたが、最さい後ごは孤こ独どくだった。
He lived a life of extreme luxury and arrogance, but ended up alone.
栄えい耀よう栄えい華がに溺おぼれることなく、質しっ素そに暮くらすべきだ。
One should live simply without drowning in wealth and splendor.

Kanji

栄flourish, prosperity, honor
耀shine, sparkle, gleam
華splendor, flower, petal
榮flourish, prosperity, honour

Related words

贅ぜい沢たく
贅沢 is a common word for 'luxury' or 'extravagance' in daily life, while 栄耀栄華 is a literary yojijukugo emphasizing arrogant splendor and intoxication with power.
富ふう貴き
富貴 means 'wealth and rank' in a more neutral or positive sense, whereas 栄耀栄華 implies excessive pride and showiness.

Built from

栄えい耀よう+栄えい華が

Written forms

栄耀栄華
- えいようえいが
  Standard modern kanji spelling for this yojijukugo.
- えようえいが
榮耀榮華
out-dated kanji form
- えいようえいが
  Old-form kanji spelling; rarely used in modern writing.
- えようえいが
えようえいが

Etymology

A yojijukugo combining 栄耀 (glory, splendor) and 栄華 (prosperity, magnificence). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is used to describe a state of being intoxicated by wealth and power.