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頑迷固陋 (がんめいころう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
na-adjective, noun
obstinate ; bigoted ; stubbornly narrow-minded
yojijukugo (four-character idiom)
A yojijukugo describing someone who is stubbornly set in their ways, refusing to listen to reason or new ideas. Often used in formal or critical contexts.
You should change your stubbornly narrow-minded way of thinking.
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.
Kanji 頑 stubborn, foolish, firmly 迷 astray, be perplexed, in doubt 陋 narrowness, meanness, humbleness Similar 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.
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.
