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傲岸不遜 (ごうがんふそん, gouganfuson) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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たい
度ど
に
、
周しゅう
囲い
は
辟へき
易えき
し
て
い
た
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Everyone was fed up with his haughty and insolent attitude.
Overbearing arrogance will ultimately isolate you.
Related words 傲ごう 慢まん 傲慢 is a more common word for arrogance or haughtiness, while 傲岸不遜 is a stronger, more literary yojijukugo emphasizing both pride and insolence.
不ふ 遜そん 不遜 alone means insolence or disrespect, but 傲岸不遜 combines it with 傲岸 (haughtiness) for a more intense expression.
Etymology A yojijukugo composed of 傲岸 (haughty, arrogant) and 不遜 (insolent, disrespectful). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows the pattern of combining two synonymous or complementary two-character compounds to intensify the meaning.
