"手を拱く" meaning in 日本語

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Phrase

Forms: 手(て)を拱(こまぬ [canonical], こまね)く, 手をこまぬく [alternative], 手をこまねく [alternative]
  1. 何もしない。
    Sense id: ja-手を拱く-ja-phrase-b7Zz9Esf
  2. (胸の前で)両手の指を組み合わせる挨拶をする。
    Sense id: ja-手を拱く-ja-phrase-wxNRrDMF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): 日本語, 日本語_慣用句
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    "中国語 拱手(胸の前で指を組む挨拶をすること)より。すでに『後漢書』には「天水、隴西拱手自服」という表現がある。"
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          "ref": "(岸田國士『既往文化と新文化 ―某氏との談話―』)",
          "text": "とにかく、こゝでどうにかなるだらうと、手を拱いてゐたら、一層悪くなるばかりなのです。"
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        "(胸の前で)両手の指を組み合わせる挨拶をする。"
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      "form": "こまね)く"
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        "何もしない。"
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        "(胸の前で)両手の指を組み合わせる挨拶をする。"
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