火事場泥棒

Japanese

Kanji in this term
火	事	場	泥	棒
か Grade: 1	じ Grade: 3	ば Grade: 2	どろ Grade: S	ぼう Grade: 6
goon		kun'yomi		on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かじばどろぼー [kàjíbádóꜜròbòò] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ʑiba̠do̞ɾo̞bo̞ː]

Noun

火(か)事(じ)場(ば)泥(どろ)棒(ぼう) • (kajiba dorobō) ^{←くわじばどろばう (kwazibadorobau)?}

1. looter at the scene of a fire (abbr. 火(か)事(じ)泥(どろ) (kajidoro))
2. (figurative) someone who takes advantage of confusion for dishonest personal gain