Dictionary: “上品ぶる”

上品ぶる

じょうひんぶる

to give oneself airs; to be prudish

You think someone coarser than you is "crude", and someone higher class than you to be "putting on airs".

Kun/On information

上

On: じょう;しょう;しゃん
Kun: うえ;-うえ;うわ-;かみ;あ.げる;-あ.げる;あ.がる;-あ.がる;あ.がり;-あ.がり;のぼ.る;のぼ.り;のぼ.せる;のぼ.す;たてまつ.る
Stroke count: 3

・above

・up

品

On: ひん;ほん
Kun: しな
Stroke count: 9

・goods

・refinement

・dignity

・article

・counter for meal courses