内弁慶
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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内 | 弁 | 慶 |
うち Grade: 2 | べん Grade: 5 | けい Grade: S |
Etymology
Clipping of a proverb 内弁慶、外地蔵 (uchibenkei, sotojizō). 弁慶 (benkei) refers to an ancient warrior monk in the Heian Period.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝt͡ɕibẽ̞ŋke̞ː]
Noun
内弁慶 (hiragana うちべんけい, rōmaji uchibenkei)
- a person who is timid toward strangers but aggressive toward familiar people; bossy at home but timid outside