背に腹は代えられない
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Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | ||
---|---|---|
背 | 腹 | 代 |
せ Grade: 6 |
はら Grade: 6 |
か Grade: 3 |
kun’yomi |
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “the back cannot be swapped for the stomach”.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
背に腹は代えられない • (se ni hara wa kaerarenai)
References[edit]
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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