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”).
(This term, 唯我独尊, 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

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ゆ​いがどくそん [yúꜜì gà dòkùsòǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2][3]
  • IPA(key): [jɯ̟ᵝi ɡa̠ do̞kɯ̟̊ᵝsõ̞ɴ]

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. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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