04:18 Jan 29, 2010 |
English to Japanese translations [PRO] Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | |||||||
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5 +1 | 天に向かって唾を吐く |
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3 +2 | 意地悪をして自分が損をする |
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4 | 自分の顔に仕返しをするために鼻をちょん切るな |
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3 | 短気は損気 |
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don't bite off your nose to spite your face 意地悪をして自分が損をする Explanation: Ijiwaru o shite jibun ga son o suru. Another expression is "cut off one's nose to spite one's face". The translation I suggested when backtranslated is "being mean to someone and you hurt yourself". I think this conveys the meaning of what you are looking for. cut off one's nose to spite one's face 意地悪をしようとして自分が損をする. http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?enc=UTF-8&p=nose&stype=0&dtyp... |
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Reference: FYR Reference information: cut off your nose to spite your face to do something because you are angry, even if it will cause trouble for you 'The next time he treats me like that, I'm just going to quit my job.' 'Isn't that a bit like cutting off your nose to spite your face?' http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/cut off nose to spite fa... http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/cut off one's nose to spi... |
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