首を長くして待つ

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
くび
Grade: 2
なが
Grade: 2

Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology[edit]

Literally, "to elongate one's neck and wait". Compare Cantonese 等到頸都長等到颈都长 (literally “to wait so long that one's neck has elongated”).

Verb[edit]

(くび)(なが)くして() (kubi o nagaku shite matsugodan (stem (くび)(なが)くして() (kubi o nagaku shite machi), past (くび)(なが)くして()った (kubi o nagaku shite matta))

  1. to wait eagerly or impatiently

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