我田引水

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
でん
Grade: 1
いん
Grade: 2
すい
Grade: 1
on'yomi goon on'yomi

Etymology

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Literally, drawing water to one's own rice paddy fields.

Noun

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()(でん)(いん)(すい) (gaden'insui

  1. turning everything to one's own advantage
  2. to draw into one's own frame of logic

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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我田引水 (ajeoninsu) (hangeul 아전인수)

  1. hanja form? of 아전인수 (interpreting a situation solely to one's advantage)