日本語の熟語

主題: 日本語の熟語周四 7月 17, 2008 9:31 pm

Just felt like posting some Japanese idioms, coz some of them are interesting :p
I'll post one everyday.

#1 猿も木から落ちる
Saru mo ki kara ochiru

Literally means " Even monkeys fall off trees"

Real meaning: Nobody is perfect

we all make mistakes and on fact of life that will always hold true is no matter how deemed of an expert we are in any field, we all eventually make mistakes

主題: 回復：日本語の熟語周五 7月 18, 2008 12:44 am

lol kansai, well explained

主題: 回復：日本語の熟語周五 7月 18, 2008 2:04 pm

Saru mo ki kara ochiru~: nobody is perfect

salumo kikala ochilu ... ho laarn gei ar~~

everyday one is soo much... =p my brains rnt workin like before

主題: 回復：日本語の熟語周六 7月 19, 2008 5:35 am

#2 猫の子一匹居ない
Neko no ko ippiki inai

Literally means: "not even a kitten around"

Real meaning: Abandoned, no sign of life

主題: 回復：日本語の熟語周六 7月 19, 2008 5:54 am

tooo difficult.. yau mo gaarn daarn D

主題: 回復：日本語の熟語周六 7月 19, 2008 6:17 am

lol, it kinda means like "noone is around"

E.g

此処は猫の子一匹居ない
Koko wa neko no ko ippiki inai
( Theres no sign of life here, theres noone here)

koko = here

主題: 回復：日本語の熟語周六 7月 19, 2008 6:24 am

=p ... try to remmeber

主題: 回復：日本語の熟語周六 7月 19, 2008 7:05 am

ok good luck

主題: 回復：日本語の熟語周日 7月 20, 2008 4:57 am

#3 爪の垢をせんじて飲む
Tsume no aka o senjite nomu

Literally means: "boil the dirt from someone's nails and drink it"

Real meaning: to try to be like someone, emulate someone

主題: 回復：日本語の熟語周一 7月 21, 2008 2:02 am

#4 借りて来た猫
Karite kita neko

Literally means: "a borrowed cat"

Real meaning: be a pussycat; (uncharacteristically) quiet of well mannered, well behaved

主題: 回復：日本語の熟語周一 7月 21, 2008 11:58 pm

#5 鴨が葱を背負って来る
Kamo ga negi o shotte kuru

Literally means: "a duck coming (to dinner) with a load of leeks on its back"

Real meaning: more than one can ask (hope) for, a dream come true;someone just asking for it

主題: 回復：日本語の熟語周二 7月 22, 2008 11:39 pm

#6 心臓に毛が生えている
Shinzou ni ke ga haete iru

Literally means: "have hair on one's heart"

Real meaning: be brazen, a waise arse, a smart arse, cocky

主題: 回復：日本語の熟語周四 7月 24, 2008 2:01 am

#7 捕らぬ狸の皮算用
Toranu tanuki no kawazanyou

Literally means: "counting the pelts of untrapped raccoon dogs"

Real meaning: counting one's chickens before they hatch

主題: 回復：日本語の熟語周五 7月 25, 2008 1:46 am

#8 肩の力を抜く
Kata no chikara o nuku

Literally means: "remove the strength from one's shoulders"

Real meaning: relax. shake it out

主題: 回復：日本語の熟語周五 7月 25, 2008 11:26 pm

#9 袋の中の鼠
Fukuro no naka no nezumi

Literally means: "a rat in a sack"

Real meaning: a person being trapped, being caught (surrounded by other people)

主題: 回復：日本語の熟語周日 7月 27, 2008 5:03 am

#10 口に気をつける
Kuchi ni ki o tsukeru

Literally means: "be careful of one's mouth"

Real meaning: mind one's tongue, watch one's P's and Q's

主題: 回復：日本語の熟語周一 7月 28, 2008 2:00 am

#11 鳩が豆鉄砲を食った様な
Hato ga mamedeppou you na

Literally means: "like a pigeon that has just been hit by a pea shooter"

Real meaning: astounded, astonished, blown away, floored

主題: 回復：日本語の熟語周二 7月 29, 2008 5:24 am

#12 猫に小判
Neko ni koban

Literally means: "gold coins to a cat"

Real meaning: like casting pearls before swine

主題: 回復：日本語の熟語周二 7月 29, 2008 10:58 am

jap is so much fun... but way too hard.. i support ya.. way to go

主題: 回復：日本語の熟語周二 7月 29, 2008 1:39 pm

ummmmmmm thx for the support, only posting coz it helps me study aswell

主題: 回復：日本語の熟語周三 7月 30, 2008 4:17 am

#13 馬を鹿と言う
Uma o shika to iu

Literally means: "call a horse a deer"

Real meaning: call black white; try to pull the wool over someone's eyes

主題: 回復：日本語の熟語周四 7月 31, 2008 3:15 am

#14 気を逸らす
Ki o sorasu

Literally means: "divert ki"

Real meaning: Let one's mind wander, lose concentration, stop paying attention

主題: 回復：日本語の熟語周五 8月 01, 2008 3:53 am

#15 産婆がらす
Sanba-garasu

Literally means: "three crows"

Real meaning: three people of ability; a triumvirate; the big three (of something)

主題: 回復：日本語の熟語周六 8月 02, 2008 3:37 am

#16 鼻に掛ける
Hana ni kakeru

Literally means: "hang something on one's nose"

Real meaning:be proud of, boast about, go on and on about