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Japanese
Etymology
Compound of 色 (iro, “color”) + 眼鏡 (megane, “eyeglasses”).[1][2][3][4]
Pronunciation
Noun
色眼鏡 • (iro megane)
- colored glasses
- (figurative) a bias, a preconception that colors one's perception of something
Idioms
Usage notes
This is similar to the English expression, to see or look through rose-colored glasses. However, the English expression implies a positive bias, whereas the Japanese expression is neutral: the bias could be positive, or negative, or neither.
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
Korean
Noun
色眼鏡 • (saegan'gyeong) (hangeul 색안경)
- hanja form? of 색안경 (“sunglasses, dark glasses”)