Japanese Word Entry
トカゲの尻尾切り
| Kana: | とかげのしっぽぎり |
| Romaji: | tokagenoshippogiri |
| Definition: |
evading blame by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them, a skink lizard's shedding of its tail |
| Alternative forms: |
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トカゲのしっぽ切り
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とかげのしっぽぎり (tokagenoshippogiri)
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蜥蜴の尻尾切り
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とかげのしっぽぎり (tokagenoshippogiri)
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とかげの尻尾切り
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とかげのしっぽぎり (tokagenoshippogiri)
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Chinese characters used in this word
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尻
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buttocks,
hips,
butt,
rear,
end of spine,
sacrum
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Readings
| Mandarin: |
ㄎㄠ (kāo)
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| Cantonese: |
haau1
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| Japanese: |
コウ (kou)
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しり (shiri)
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| Korean: |
고 (go)
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| Vietnamese: |
khào,
cừu
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尾
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tail,
end,
counter for fish,
lower slope of mountain,
extremity,
stern,
6th lunar mansion,
determinative star μ¹ Scorpii (Xamidimura)
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Readings
| Mandarin: |
ㄨㄟˇ (wěi),
ㄧˇ (yǐ)
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| Cantonese: |
mei5
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| Japanese: |
ビ (bi)
/
お (o)
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| Korean: |
미 (mi)
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| Vietnamese: |
vĩ
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切
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cut,
cutoff,
be sharp,
mince,
slice,
carve
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Readings
| Mandarin: |
ㄑㄧㄝ (qiē),
ㄑㄧㄝˋ (qiè),
ㄑㄧˋ (qì)
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| Cantonese: |
cit3
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| Japanese: |
セツ (setsu)、
サイ (sai)
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き.る (kiru)、
-き.る (-kiru)、
き.り (kiri)、
-き.り (-kiri)、
-ぎ.り (-giri)、
き.れる (kireru)、
-き.れる (-kireru)、
き.れ (kire)、
-き.れ (-kire)、
-ぎ.れ (-gire)
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| Korean: |
절 (jeol),
체 (che)
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| Vietnamese: |
thiết,
thế
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Readings
| Mandarin: |
ㄒㄧ (xī)
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| Cantonese: |
sik1
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| Japanese: |
シャク (shaku)、
セキ (seki)
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とかげ (tokage)
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| Korean: |
석 (seog)
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| Vietnamese: |
tích
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Readings
| Mandarin: |
ㄧˋ (yì),
ㄒㄧˊ (xí)
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| Cantonese: |
jik6
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| Japanese: |
エキ (eki)、
ヤク (yaku)、
セキ (seki)
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とかげ (tokage)
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| Korean: |
척 (cheog)
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| Vietnamese: |
dịch
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