"しりきれとんぼ" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ɕiɾʲikʲiɾe̞ tõ̞mbo̞] Forms: しりきれとんぼ [canonical], しりきれトンボ [canonical], shirikire tonbo [romanization], sirikiretonbo [romanization], しりきれとんぼ [hiragana, historical]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|しりきれ とんぼ|しりきれ トンボ|hhira=しりきれとんぼ}} しりきれとんぼ or しりきれトンボ • (shirikire tonbo) ^(←しりきれとんぼ (sirikiretonbo)?)
  1. "cut-tailed dragonfly": (idiomatic) cut off and unfinished
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        "\"cut-tailed dragonfly\": (idiomatic) cut off and unfinished"
      ],
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        [
          "cut off",
          "cut off"
        ],
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        ]
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      "other": "しりきれとんぼ"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ɕiɾʲikʲiɾe̞ tõ̞mbo̞]"
    }
  ],
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}

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