"夕立は馬の背を分ける" meaning in Japanese

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Proverb

Forms: 夕立は馬の背を分ける [canonical] (ruby: (ゆう), (だち), (うま), (), ()), yūdachi wa uma no se o wakeru [romanization]
Etymology: Idiom consisting of 夕立 (“evening shower”) + は (“topic marker”) + 馬の背 (“horseback”) + を (“direct object marker”) + 分ける (“to divide”) Literally: the evening shower divided the horseback into two parts, one side that receives the rain but not the other side. Etymology templates: {{com|ja|夕立|は|馬の背|を|分ける|t1=evening shower|t2=topic marker|t3=horseback|t4=direct object marker|t5=to divide}} 夕立 (“evening shower”) + は (“topic marker”) + 馬の背 (“horseback”) + を (“direct object marker”) + 分ける (“to divide”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proverb|ゆうだち は うま の せ を わける}} 夕(ゆう)立(だち)は馬(うま)の背(せ)を分(わ)ける • (yūdachi wa uma no se o wakeru)
  1. summer evening shower drenches one side of the street, leaving the other side dry. Synonyms: 馬の背を分ける (uma no se o wakeru) (ruby: (うま), (), ())

Alternative forms

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