木乃伊取りが木乃伊になる

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
みいら
Grade: 3
みいら
Grade: 1 Jinmeiyō Jinmeiyō Grade: 1 Jinmeiyō Jinmeiyō
jukujikun kun’yomi jukujikun

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally “The mummy-taker becomes the mummy.” Attestable to at least 1881, when this expression was used in a kabuki play by Kawatake Mokuami.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [mʲiːɾa̠ to̞ɾʲi ɡa̠ mʲiːɾa̠ ɲ̟i na̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Phrase[edit]

木乃伊取(ミイラと)りが木乃伊(ミイラ)になる (mīra-tori ga mīra ni naru

  1. the searcher becomes the searched
  2. the preacher becomes the converted

References[edit]

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN