Words — 9 found
へいどん
併呑
1. annexation; absorption; merger; swallowing upFormal or literary term
并呑 【へいどん】、併吞 【へいどん】
并呑: Rarely-used kanji form. 併吞: Rarely-used kanji form.
どんしゅううお
呑舟の魚
1. fish large enough to swallow a whole boat; colossal fish
2. great man; notorious manIdiomatic expression
吞舟の魚 【どんしゅうのうお】
こえの
声を呑む
1. to choke up; to be speechlessIdiomatic expression
2. to hold one's tongueIdiomatic expression
声を吞む 【こえをのむ】、声をのむ 【こえをのむ】、声を飲む 【こえをのむ】
声を飲む: Irregular kanji usage.
あみどんしゅううおも
網呑舟の魚を漏らす
1. the law has holes large enough for the most wicked men to slip through; the long arm of the law doesn't reach everywhere; fishes big enough to eat boats aren't caught by the netProverb
網吞舟の魚を漏らす 【あみどんしゅうのうおをもらす】
ことばの
言葉を呑む
1. to choke up; to be speechlessIdiomatic expression
2. to hold one's tongueIdiomatic expression
言葉をのむ 【ことばをのむ】、言葉を吞む 【ことばをのむ】、言葉を飲む 【ことばをのむ】
言葉を飲む: Irregular kanji usage.