See 一筋縄では行かない in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
{
"etymology_text": "Phrase consisting of 一筋縄 (hito suji nawa, “a piece of rope”) + では (de wa, “indicates means of action”) + 行かない (ikanai, “can't proceed”). Literally \"can't proceed with a piece of rope\".",
"forms": [
{
"form": "一筋縄では行かない",
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"一",
"ひと"
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[
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"縄",
"なわ"
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[
"行",
"い"
]
],
"tags": [
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},
{
"form": "hitosujinawa de wa ikanai",
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}
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"name": "ja-pos"
}
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"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
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"glosses": [
"not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means"
],
"id": "en-一筋縄では行かない-ja-proverb-ZoOi3Mcm",
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"not",
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"straightforward"
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"dealt",
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"roman": "hitosujinawa de ikanai",
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"一筋縄",
"ひとすじなわ"
],
[
"行",
"い"
]
],
"word": "一筋縄で行かない"
},
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"ひとすじなわ"
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[
"行",
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],
"word": "一筋縄じゃ行かない"
},
{
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"ひとすじなわ"
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{
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"ひとすじなわ"
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],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "[çito̞sɨʑi na̠β̞a̠ de̞ β̞a̠ ika̠na̠i]"
}
],
"word": "一筋縄では行かない"
}
{
"etymology_text": "Phrase consisting of 一筋縄 (hito suji nawa, “a piece of rope”) + では (de wa, “indicates means of action”) + 行かない (ikanai, “can't proceed”). Literally \"can't proceed with a piece of rope\".",
"forms": [
{
"form": "一筋縄では行かない",
"ruby": [
[
"一",
"ひと"
],
[
"筋",
"すじ"
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[
"縄",
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"い"
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"name": "ja-pos"
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"lang_code": "ja",
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"Japanese terms spelled with fourth grade kanji",
"Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
"Japanese terms spelled with sixth grade kanji",
"Japanese terms with 4 kanji",
"Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation missing pitch accent",
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"ipa": "[çito̞sɨʑi na̠β̞a̠ de̞ β̞a̠ ika̠na̠i]"
}
],
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"行",
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"ひとすじなわ"
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[
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]
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}
],
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}
Download raw JSONL data for 一筋縄では行かない meaning in Japanese (2.3kB)
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"section": "Japanese",
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