"猫に鰹節" meaning in Japanese

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Phrase

Forms: 猫に鰹節 [canonical] (ruby: (ねこ), (かつお), (ぶし)), neko ni katsuobushi [romanization]
Etymology: Literally a “cat in skipjack tuna flakes”. Head templates: {{ja-pos|idiom|ねこ に かつおぶし|head=猫に鰹節}} 猫(ねこ)に鰹(かつお)節(ぶし) • (neko ni katsuobushi)
  1. setting a wolf to mind the sheep; fox in the henhouse Tags: idiomatic
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        "setting a wolf to mind the sheep; fox in the henhouse"
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          "set",
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        ],
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          "wolf",
          "wolf"
        ],
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          "mind",
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        ],
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          "sheep",
          "sheep"
        ],
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          "fox in the henhouse",
          "fox in the henhouse"
        ]
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    }
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      "form": "猫に鰹節",
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        [
          "猫",
          "ねこ"
        ],
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          "鰹",
          "かつお"
        ],
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          "節",
          "ぶし"
        ]
      ],
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    },
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      ]
    }
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    }
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      ],
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        ],
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          "wolf"
        ],
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          "mind",
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        ],
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          "sheep",
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        ],
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          "fox in the henhouse",
          "fox in the henhouse"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

Download raw JSONL data for 猫に鰹節 meaning in Japanese (1.2kB)

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