背に腹は代えられない

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
はら
Grade: 6

Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, the back cannot be swapped for the stomach.[1]

Pronunciation

Idiom

()(はら)()られない (se ni hara wa kaerarenai

  1. you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN