負け惜しみ

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
負	惜
ま Grade: 3	お Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

From 負(ま)け (make, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 負(ま)ける (makeru, “to lose”)) + 惜(お)しみ (oshimi, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 惜(お)しむ (oshimu, “to resent”)).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) まけおしみ (Heiban – )^[1]
IPA^(key):

Noun

負(ま)け惜(お)しみ • (makeoshimi) ^{←まけをしみ (makewosimi)^?}

(idiomatic) sour grapes

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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