不遜

Chinese

not; no to yield
trad. (不遜) 不 遜
simp. (不逊) 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
不 遜
ふ
Grade: 4
そん
Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝsõ̞ɴ]

Adjective

不(ふ)遜(そん) • (fuson) -na (adnominal 不(ふ)遜(そん)な (fuson na), adverbial 不(ふ)遜(そん)に (fuson ni))

  1. conceited; immodest; lacking humility

Inflection

Noun

不(ふ)遜(そん) • (fuson) 

  1. immodesty; insolence

Antonyms

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