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傲慢無礼 (ごうまんぶれい, goumanburei) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

傲ごう慢まん無ぶ礼れい

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Meanings

1

arrogance and insolence; haughty rudeness

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)›

A yojijukugo describing an attitude that is both arrogant and disrespectful. Often used in formal or written contexts to criticize someone's behavior.

彼かれの傲ごう慢まん無ぶ礼れいな態たい度どには

我が

慢まん

でき

ない

。

I cannot stand his arrogant and insolent attitude.

傲ごう慢まん無ぶ礼れいな振ふる舞まいは周しゅう囲いの反はん感かんを買かう。

Arrogant and insolent behavior invites resentment from others.

Kanji

傲be proud
慢ridicule, laziness
無nothingness, none, ain't
礼salute, bow, ceremony

Related words

傲ごう慢まん
傲慢 means 'arrogance' or 'haughtiness' alone, without the added nuance of rudeness or insolence that 無礼 brings.
無ぶ礼れい
無礼 means 'rudeness' or 'impoliteness' alone, without the explicit connotation of arrogance.

Built from

傲ごう慢まん+無ぶ礼れい

Etymology

A yojijukugo combining 傲慢 (arrogance) and 無礼 (rudeness). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the compound is conventionally used to describe an attitude that is both arrogant and disrespectful.