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綱(つな)引(ひ)き

つなひきtsunahiki

Very commonNoun

Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

  1. noun

    tug of war

    国(こっ)会(かい)の動(うご)きはこの問(もん)題(だい)をめぐる与(よ)野(や)党(とう)間(あいだ)の政(せい)治(じ)的(てき)綱(つな)引(ひ)きとなった。

    • Parliamentary activity has become a political tug of war between the ruling and opposition parties over the issue.

    「委(い)員(いん)長(ちょう)、後(あと)は何(なに)を運(はこ)ぶんだっけ?」「得(とく)点(てん)板(ばん)と大(おお)玉(だま)もう一(いっ)個(こ)、綱(つな)引(ひ)きの綱(つな)」

    • "Mr Chairman, what needs moving next, again?" "Scoreboard, giant ball and the tug-of-war rope."
  2. forward puller (of a rickshaw)

    当(とう)時(じ)の人(じん)力(りき)車(しゃ)は、御(ぎょ)者(しゃ)が綱(つな)曳(ひ)きを雇(やと)って長(ちょう)距(きょ)離(り)を走(はし)るのが一(いっ)般(ぱん)的(てき)でした。

    • At that time, it was common for rickshaw drivers to hire pullers to travel long distances.

Example sentences 3

国(こっ)会(かい)の動(うご)きはこの問(もん)題(だい)をめぐる与(よ)野(や)党(とう)間(あいだ)の政(せい)治(じ)的(てき)綱(つな)引(ひ)きとなった。

  • Parliamentary activity has become a political tug of war between the ruling and opposition parties over the issue.

「委(い)員(いん)長(ちょう)、後(あと)は何(なに)を運(はこ)ぶんだっけ?」「得(とく)点(てん)板(ばん)と大(おお)玉(だま)もう一(いっ)個(こ)、綱(つな)引(ひ)きの綱(つな)」

  • "Mr Chairman, what needs moving next, again?" "Scoreboard, giant ball and the tug-of-war rope."

当(とう)時(じ)の人(じん)力(りき)車(しゃ)は、御(ぎょ)者(しゃ)が綱(つな)曳(ひ)きを雇(やと)って長(ちょう)距(きょ)離(り)を走(はし)るのが一(いっ)般(ぱん)的(てき)でした。

  • At that time, it was common for rickshaw drivers to hire pullers to travel long distances.

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