Yojijukugo (Japanese Four-Character Idioms)

Type: yojijukugo
Results: 11–20 of 50
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だいどうしょうい (daidou shoui)

A hair’s breadth difference / Tweedledum and Tweedledee

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じがじさん (jiga jisan)

Pat oneself on the back / Self-praise

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うおうさおう (uou saou)

Running around like a headless chicken

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ふわらいどう (fuwa raidou)

Go with the crowd / Follow the herd

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いちぼうせんり (ichibou senri)

Bird’s-eye view / Broad perspective

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しんしょうぼうだい (shinshou boudai)

Make a mountain out of a molehill

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じゆうじざい (jiyuu jizai)

At liberty / Free as a bird

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ばじとうふう (baji toufuu)

Fall on deaf ears

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はんしんはんぎ (hanshin hangi)

Skeptical / Doubtful

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いっかくせんきん (ikkaku senkin)

Strike it rich / Windfall