不遜

Chinese

not; no to yield
trad. (不遜)
simp. (不逊)

Pronunciation


Adjective

不遜

  1. (literary) arrogant and rude; impertinent
  2. (literary) unfavourable; adverse

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (不遜):
  • Japanese: 不遜(ふそん) (fuson)
  • Korean: 불손(不遜) (bulson)

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
そん
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟sõ̞ɴ]

Adjective

()(そん) • (fuson-na (adnominal ()(そん) (fuson na), adverbial ()(そん) (fuson ni))

  1. conceited; immodest; lacking humility

Inflection

Noun

()(そん) • (fuson

  1. immodesty, insolence, disrespect

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • (ごう)(まん)()(そん) (gōman fuson, haughty; arrogant; overbearing)
  • (ごう)(がん)()(そん) (gōgan fuson, arrogance)
  • (そん)(だい)()(そん) (sondai fuson, arrogant and presumptuous; haughty arrogance; intolerable insolence)

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