石橋を叩いて壊す

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
いし
Grade: 1
はし > ばし
Grade: 3
たた
Hyōgaiji
こわ
Grade: S
Alternative spelling
石橋を叩いて壞す (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From idiom (いし)(ばし)(たた)いて(わた) (ishibashi o tataite wataru, to be very careful, literally across stone bridge with banging). Literally, break stone bridge with banging.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [iɕiba̠ɕi o̞ ta̠ta̠ite̞ ko̞ɰᵝa̠sɨᵝ]

Idiom

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(いし)(ばし)(たた)いて(こわ) (ishibashi o tataite kowasu

  1. to be too careful and stultify