Japanese Word Entry

どんぐりの背比べ

Kana:	どんぐりのせいくらべ
Romaji:	dongurinoseikurabe
Definitions:	having very little difference between one another, being much of a muchness, being more or less the same, height comparison among acorns pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties), pissing contest
Alternative forms:	ドングリの背比べ【どんぐりのせいくらべ (dongurinoseikurabe) 】團栗の背比べ〔団栗の背比べ〕【どんぐりのせいくらべ (dongurinoseikurabe) 】どんぐりの背くらべ【どんぐりのせいくらべ (dongurinoseikurabe) 】

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Chinese characters used in this word

背	stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel, back side, betray

Readings

Mandarin:	ㄅㄟˋ (bèi), ㄅㄟ (bēi)
Cantonese:	bui3
Japanese:	ハイ (hai) / せ (se)、せい (sei)、そむ.く (somuku)、そむ.ける (somukeru)
Korean:	배 (bae), 패 (pae)
Vietnamese:	bối, bội

Variants

Semantic variant form:

揹

比	compare, race, ratio, Philippines, to compare, liken, comparison, than

Readings

Mandarin:	ㄅㄧˇ (bǐ), ㄅㄧˋ (bì), ㄆㄧˊ (pí), ㄆㄧˇ (pǐ)
Cantonese:	bei2
Japanese:	ヒ (hi) / くら.べる (kuraberu)、ならぶ (narabu)、ならべる (naraberu)
Korean:	비 (bi)
Vietnamese:	bỉ, bí, bì, tỉ

團	association, sphere, ball, circle, mass, lump

Readings

Mandarin:	ㄊㄨㄢˊ (tuán), ㄔㄨㄢˊ (chuán)
Cantonese:	tyun4
Japanese:	ダン (dan)、トン (ton)、ドン (don) / かたまり (katamari)、まる.い (marui)
Korean:	단 (dan)
Vietnamese:	đoàn

Variants

Simplified Chinese form:	团
Simplified Japanese form:	団
Semantic variant form:	摶

栗	chestnut, chestnut tree, chestnuts, surname

Readings

Mandarin:	ㄌㄧˋ (lì), ㄌㄧㄝˋ (liè)
Cantonese:	leot6
Japanese:	リツ (ritsu)、リ (ri) / くり (kuri)、おののく (ononoku)
Korean:	률 (ryul), 율 (yul)
Vietnamese:	lật, niêu