呉牛月に喘ぐ
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 呉 | 牛 | 月 | 喘 |
| ご Grade: S |
ぎゅう Grade: 2 |
つき Grade: 1 |
あえ Hyōgaiji |
Etymology
From Literary Chinese. From 世說新語/言語, where it appears as "臣猶吳牛，見月而喘". Literally "water buffalo pants in the moon", as if the moon were a hot sun.
Alternative forms
Proverb
呉牛月に喘ぐ (hiragana ごぎゅうつきにあえぐ, rōmaji gogyū tsuki ni aegu)
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