"寝耳に水" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

Forms: 寝耳に水 [canonical] (ruby: (), (みみ), (みず)), nemimi ni mizu [romanization]
Etymology: Literally, "water into the ear of a sleeping person". From the proverb 寝(ね)耳(みみ)に水(みず)の入(い)るごとし (ne mimi ni mizu no iru gotoshi). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|寝%耳に水の入るごとし|ね% みみ に みず の いる ごとし|linkto=寝耳に水の入るごとし}} 寝(ね)耳(みみ)に水(みず)の入(い)るごとし (ne mimi ni mizu no iru gotoshi) Head templates: {{ja-noun|ねみみ に みず|head=寝耳に水}} 寝(ね)耳(みみ)に水(みず) • (nemimi ni mizu)
  1. (idiomatic) out of the blue, bolt from the blue, great surprise Wikipedia link: Daijisen, ja:松村明 Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: 青天の霹靂
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