慇懃無礼

いんぎんぶれい

Meanings

1. な-adjective, Noun superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart

Kanji

• 慇 courtesy. Read as イン.
• 懃 courtesy. Read as キン.
• 無 without
• 礼 courtesy. Read as レイ.

Example sentences

• あいつの慇懃無礼なものの言い方、思い出すだけで不愉快になるよ。
  I find just the memory of his overly polite patronizing manner really offensive.
• 最近の銀行員の態度はなんと慇懃無礼なことか。何様だと思ってるんだ。
  These bank employees seem so politely insolent lately. I wonder what's behind it.

Word lists

• Yojijukugo (四字熟語)

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