noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
flattery; adulation; sycophancy
A rare, literary yojijukugo for excessive flattery and sycophantic behavior. Not used in everyday conversation; found mainly in classical or highly formal writing.
彼の阿諛便佞な態度には辟易した。
I was disgusted by his sycophantic attitude.
阿諛便佞の輩は信用できない。
Flatterers cannot be trusted.
A yojijukugo of Chinese origin, combining 阿 (flatter), 諛 (flatter), 便 (glib/smooth-talking), and 佞 (insincere/flattering). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the compound is used to describe obsequious flattery.