Kanji 頑 stubborn, foolish, firmly 迷 astray, be perplexed, in doubt 陋 narrowness, meanness, humbleness Related words 頑がん 固こ 頑固 is a common word for stubbornness, while 頑迷固陋 is a stronger, more formal yojijukugo implying not just stubbornness but also ignorance and bigotry.
偏へん 狭きょう 偏狭 means narrow-minded or intolerant, but lacks the connotation of obstinate refusal to change that 頑迷固陋 carries.
Written forms 頑がん 迷めい 固こ 陋ろう
Standard kanji form for this yojijukugo.
頑がん 冥めい 固こ 陋ろう
rarely-used kanji form
Rare variant using 冥 instead of 迷 ; it is rarely used.
Etymology A yojijukugo composed of 頑 (stubborn), 迷 (deluded), 固 (firm), and 陋 (narrow-minded). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it is a classical Chinese-derived compound used to describe extreme obstinacy and bigotry.
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