石橋を叩いて壊す
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |||
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石 | 橋 | 叩 | 壊 |
いし Grade: 1 | はし > ばし Grade: 3 | たた Hyōgaiji | こわ Grade: S |
Etymology
From idiom 石橋を叩いて渡る (ishibashi o tataite wataru, “to be very careful”, literally “across stone bridge with banging”). Literally, break stone bridge with banging.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [iɕiba̠ɕi o̞ ta̠ta̠ite̞ ko̞ɰᵝa̠sɨᵝ]
Idiom
石橋を叩いて壊す • (ishibashi o tataite kowasu)
- to be too careful and stultify