Chinese

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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不遜

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

Synonyms

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Descendants

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

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
そん
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

  1. conceited; immodest; lacking humility

Inflection

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Noun

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()(そん) (fuson

  1. immodesty; insolence

Antonyms

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