めでたしめでたし
Japanese
[edit]| Alternative spelling |
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| 目出度し目出度し (rare) |
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): [me̞de̞ta̠ɕi me̞de̞ta̠ɕi]
- (Tokyo) めでたし・めでたし [mèdéꜜtàshì mèdéꜜtàshì] (Nakadaka + Nakadaka – [2]+[2])[1]
- (Tokyo) めでたし・めでたし [mèdétáꜜshì mèdétáꜜshì] (Nakadaka + Nakadaka – [3]+[3])[1]
Interjection
[edit]めでたしめでたし • (medetashi medetashi)
- All is well that ends well.
- And they all lived happily ever after. (To be used only at the very end of the whole story - e.g. in fairy tales)
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “めでたしめでたし
”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
