唯我独尊

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 唯我独尊 – see 唯我獨尊 (“to be extremely conceited; to be very egotistical, holier-than-thou; etc.”).
(This term is the simplified form of 唯我獨尊).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
唯 我 独 尊
ゆい
Grade: S 		が
Grade: 6 		どく
Grade: 5 		そん
Grade: 6
goon
Alternative spelling
唯我獨尊 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literary Chinese 唯我獨尊 (wéiwǒdúzūn)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ゆいがどくそん [yúꜜì gà dòkùsòǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2][3]
  • IPA(key): [jɯ̟i ɡa̠ do̞kɯ̟̊sõ̞ɴ]

Phrase

唯(ゆい)我(が)独(どく)尊(そん) • (yui ga dokuson) 

  1. short for 天上天下唯我独尊 (tenjō tenge yui ga dokuson, “only I reign supreme”)

Noun

唯(ゆい)我(が)独(どく)尊(そん) • (yui ga dokuson) 

  1. (derogatory) self-centeredness; conceit; smugness

See also

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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