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狐(きつね)と狸(たぬき)の化(ば)かし合(あ)い

きつねとたぬきのばかしあいkitsunetotanukinobakashiai

Rare or specialisedNoun

Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

  1. expressionnoun

    two sly characters outfoxing each other; a fox and a raccoon dog fooling each other

    idiomatic expression

    彼(かれ)らの交(こう)渉(しょう)は、互(たが)いに相(あい)手(て)の出(で)方(かた)をうかがう狐(きつね)と狸(たぬき)の化(ば)かし合(あ)いのようなものだった。

    • Their negotiations were like a game of wits between a fox and a raccoon, with each side cautiously watching the other's next move.

    あの二(ふた)人(り)の企(き)画(かく)は、まるで狐(きつね)と狸(たぬき)の化(ば)かし合(あ)いのようで、結(けっ)局(きょく)誰(だれ)も得(とく)をすることはなかった。

    • The project by those two was like a game of wits between a fox and a raccoon, and in the end, no one benefited.

Example sentences 2

彼(かれ)らの交(こう)渉(しょう)は、互(たが)いに相(あい)手(て)の出(で)方(かた)をうかがう狐(きつね)と狸(たぬき)の化(ば)かし合(あ)いのようなものだった。

  • Their negotiations were like a game of wits between a fox and a raccoon, with each side cautiously watching the other's next move.

あの二(ふた)人(り)の企(き)画(かく)は、まるで狐(きつね)と狸(たぬき)の化(ば)かし合(あ)いのようで、結(けっ)局(きょく)誰(だれ)も得(とく)をすることはなかった。

  • The project by those two was like a game of wits between a fox and a raccoon, and in the end, no one benefited.

Words:二(ふた)人(り)企(き)画(かく)まるで狐(きつね)と狸(たぬき)の化(ば)かし合(あ)い結(けっ)局(きょく)誰(だれ)も得(とく)をすることはない

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