月と鼈
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 月 | 鼈 |
| つき Grade: 1 |
すっぽん Hyōgai |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 月とすっぽん 月に鼈 月にすっぽん |
Etymology
[edit]Phrase consisting of 月 (tsuki, “moon”) + と (to, “and”, conjunctive particle) + 鼈 (suppon, “Chinese soft-shell turtle”), expressing the sense “(the difference between) the moon and a turtle”.[1][2][3]
Perhaps simultaneously evoking their similar shape but different locations (the sky vs. the ground), in the same manner as 雲泥の差 (undei no sa, literally “difference between the clouds and mud”).
First attested in 1734.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]月と鼈 • (tsuki to suppon)
- [from 1734] (idiomatic) night and day, completely different
Usage notes
[edit]Also encountered using the particle に (ni) instead of と (to).
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “月と鼈”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ “月と鼈”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen][2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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