頑がん迷めい

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Meanings

Describes a person who stubbornly clings to their own opinions and refuses to listen to reason; often carries a negative, critical tone. Used as a na-adjective or noun.

彼かれは頑がん迷めいで、人ひとの意い見けんをまったく聞きかない。
He is so obstinate that he never listens to others' opinions.
頑がん迷めいな態たい度どでは、チームワークは成なり立たたない。
With a pigheaded attitude, teamwork cannot function.

Kanji

頑stubborn, foolish, firmly
迷astray, be perplexed, in doubt
冥dark

Related words

強ごう情じょうN1
頑迷 describes bigoted, closed-minded stubbornness with a stronger negative judgment than 強情, which just means refusing to bend.

Word family

固こ陋ろう頑がん迷めい
obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
頑がん迷めい固こ陋ろう
obstinate; bigoted; stubbornly narrow-minded

Written forms

頑がん迷めいUsage95%
Standard kanji form for 'bigoted, obstinate'.
頑がん冥めいUsage5%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 冥 suggests darkness or ignorance, reinforcing the sense of stubborn closed-mindedness.

Etymology

Compound of 頑 (stubborn, foolish) and 迷 (astray, perplexed). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination suggests being stubbornly lost in one's own views.