よりによって

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Japanese

Alternative spelling
選りに選って

Etymology

From 選(よ)り (yori, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 選(よ)る (yoru).) + に (ni) + 選(よ)って (yotte, conjunctive form of the verb 選(よ)る (yoru)).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) よりに・よって (Odaka + Atamadaka – -)

(Tokyo) よりに・よって (Atamadaka + Atamadaka – -)

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Conjunction

よりによって • (yori ni yotte)

of all things
- 1928, Motojirō Kajii, Sakura no ki no shita ni wa ‎, Modern kanji and kana edition:
  
  どうして俺(おれ)が毎晩(まいばん)家(いえ)へ帰(かえ)って来(く)る道(みち)で、俺(おれ)の部屋(へや)の数(かず)ある道具(どうぐ)のうちの、選(よ)りに選(よ)ってちっぽけな薄(うす)っぺらいもの、安全剃刀(あんぜんかみそり)の刃(は)なんぞが、千里眼(せんりがん)のように思(おも)い浮(う)かんで来(く)るのか
  Dōshite ore ga maiban ie e kaettekuru michi de, ore no heya no kazu aru dōgu no uchi no, yori ni yotte chippoke na usupperai mono, anzen kamisori no ha nanzo ga, senrigan no yō ni omoiukandekuru no ka
  Why is it that when I'm on the path back home every evening, things like the minuscule, thin blade of my safety razor, of all the things that are in my room, comes to mind like clairvoyance

Usage notes

This term is often spelled in hiragana. Used to lament a particularly undesirable outcome or choice.

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