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Japanese
Etymology
From 頬 (hō, “cheek”) + 杖 (tsue, “cane”). The tsue changes to zue as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
ほおづえ • (hōzue) ←ほほづゑ (fofodwe)?
- resting one's face on one's hands
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- 仕事ほっぽらかして ほおづえつくあの娘
- shigoto hopporakashite hōzue tsuku ano ko
- the girl who has abandoned her work and is resting her face on her hands
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