豺狼道に当たる
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[edit]| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 豺 | 狼 | 道 | 当 |
| さい Hyōgai |
ろう Jinmeiyō |
みち Grade: 2 |
あ Grade: 2 |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 豺狼道に當たる (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
[edit]Literally, “dholes and wolves have taken over the roads”. Calque of Literary Chinese 豺狼當道 (cháilángdāngdào).
Proverb
[edit]豺狼道に当たる • (sai rō michi ni ataru)
References
[edit]- The Kōjien (広辞苑) Dictionary of the Japanese Language, 5th edition, Iwanami Shoten Publishing, Tokyo.
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- Japanese terms spelled with 豺 read as さい
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