駄目で元々
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |||
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駄 | 目 | 元 | 元 |
だ Grade: S | め Grade: 1 | もと Grade: 2 | もと Grade: 2 |
on’yomi | kun’yomi |
Etymology
Literally, "It is bad in the first place".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [da̠me̞ de̞ mo̞to̞mo̞to̞]
Phrase
駄目で元々 • (dame de motomoto)
- There is nothing to lose; You can try something because even if you fail it will not make your situation any worse.