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日本郵船
jat6 bun2 jau4 syun4
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short-lived; to use up or run out soon; to meet its end sooner or later; it won't last long [lit] Japanese liner This is the first part of a 歇後語 that has 池早丸 as the hidden part. 池早丸 could be a fictitious name of a Japanese liner but its pronunciation is really close to 遲早完 which means "the end will come sooner or later".
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This word has been viewed 2133 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 22nd May 2009 00:32 and last edited on 22nd May 2009 15:29 |
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Characters in this word:日 jat6 - sun; day本 bun2 - basis; original; copy 郵 jau4 - mail; post; stamp 船 syun4 - ship; boat; vessel |
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