Words — 51 found
りかかんむりただ
李下に冠を正さず
1. leave no room for scandal; don't do anything that can be misinterpreted; don't straighten your cap under a plum tree (because when you raise your hands it might look as if you're trying to steal the plums)Proverb
李下に冠を整さず 【りかにかんむりをたださず】
かでんりか
瓜田李下
1. be careful not to invite the least suspicion; leave no room for scandalYojijukugo (four character compound)
りかかでん
李下瓜田
1. be careful not to invite the least suspicion; leave no room for scandalYojijukugo (four character compound)
ごんごどうだん
言語道断
1. outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrableYojijukugo (four character compound)
言語同断 【ごんごどうだん】
言語同断: Irregular kanji usage.
あきい
呆れてものが言えない
あきれてものが言えない 【あきれてものがいえない】、呆れて物が言えない 【あきれてものがいえない】、あきれて物が言えない 【あきれてものがいえない】
け
怪しからん
1. outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude; unreasonableUsually written using kana alone
かなぼうひ
金棒引き
1. gossip; tattletale; scandal-monger
2. night watchmanObsolete term
鉄棒引き 【かなぼうひき】
鉄棒引き: Rarely-used kanji form.
1. scandalous conduct; shameful behaviorFormal or literary term
もんだいさく
問題作
1. controversial work (art, literature, etc.); work that caused public criticism; work of art dealing with contemporary questions; succès de scandale
1. disgraceful; inauspicious; ill-omened; ominous; scandalous
ひゃっきやぎょう
百鬼夜行
1. nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.Yojijukugo (four character compound)
2. veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming aboutYojijukugo (four character compound)
百鬼夜行 【ひゃっきやこう】
け
怪しからぬ
1. outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rudeUsually written using kana alone, See also 怪しからん