てうさんぼし

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Japanese[edit]

For pronunciation and definitions of てうさんぼし – see the following entry.
朝三暮四ちょうさんぼし
[noun] a focus on cosmetic differences between two objects without realizing that they are substantively identical, distinction without a difference
[noun] the act of deceiving a person
(This term, てうさんぼし, is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)