弱肉強食
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See also: 弱肉强食
Chinese[edit]
weak; feeble; young weak; feeble; young; inferior |
meat; flesh | strength; force; power strength; force; power; powerful; better |
eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed | ||
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trad. (弱肉強食) | 弱 | 肉 | 強 | 食 | |
simp. (弱肉强食) | 弱 | 肉 | 强 | 食 | |
Literally: “weak (is the) meat, strong eats (the meat); if you are weak, you are the meat; if you are strong, you eat the meat”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Proverb[edit]
弱肉強食
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |||
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弱 | 肉 | 強 | 食 |
じゃく Grade: 2 |
にく Grade: 2 |
きょう Grade: 2 |
しょく Grade: 2 |
kan’on | goon | kan’on |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
弱肉強食 • (jakuniku kyōshoku) ←じゃくにくきょうしょく (zyakunikukyousyoku)?
- law of the jungle
- Synonym: 優勝劣敗 (yūshō reppai)
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Korean[edit]
Hanja in this term | |||
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弱 | 肉 | 強 | 食 |
Noun[edit]
弱肉強食 • (yagyukgangsik) (hangeul 약육강식)
- Hanja form? of 약육강식 (“law of the jungle”).
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