【No. 0778】Hebi-geiko
Feb 3, 2017 20:41
Today I will talk about the Japanese term "hebi-geiko."
The literal meaning of "hebi" is "snake," "geiko" means "enrichment lesson," and "hebi-geiko" means that someone quits enrichment lessons soon.
Usage example: Don't do hebi-geiko (Don't quit something easily).
Snakes are a creature that hibernates during autumn and winter, and starts activities in spring.
We thought that a person who started something in spring and ends in autumn was similar to the snake, then the term "hebi-geiko" was born.
Incidentally, there is another idiom called "mikka bozu, " which has the almost similar meaning of "hebi-geiko."
You can see the etymology in the following article.
http://lang-8.com/kanotown/journals/146010804523318607706596508768806929454
The literal meaning of "hebi" is "snake," "geiko" means "enrichment lesson," and "hebi-geiko" means that someone quits enrichment lessons soon.
Usage example: Don't do hebi-geiko (Don't quit something easily).
Snakes are a creature that hibernates during autumn and winter, and starts activities in spring.
We thought that a person who started something in spring and ends in autumn was similar to the snake, then the term "hebi-geiko" was born.
Incidentally, there is another idiom called "mikka bozu, " which has the almost similar meaning of "hebi-geiko."
You can see the etymology in the following article.
http://lang-8.com/kanotown/journals/146010804523318607706596508768806929454
蛇稽古
今日は「蛇稽古」という慣用句を紹介します。
「蛇稽古」は、稽古事が長続きしないことをたとえて言います。
例：蛇稽古はやめにしよう。
蛇は秋に冬眠をして、春に目覚めて活動を始める生き物です。
この蛇のように、春に稽古事を始めてもまた秋には活動をやめてしまうことを例えて、「蛇稽古」という言葉ができました。
ちなみに、同じような言葉に「三日坊主」があります。
以下の記事にて、その語源の説明をしています。
今日は「蛇稽古」という慣用句を紹介します。
「蛇稽古」は、稽古事が長続きしないことをたとえて言います。
例：蛇稽古はやめにしよう。
蛇は秋に冬眠をして、春に目覚めて活動を始める生き物です。
この蛇のように、春に稽古事を始めてもまた秋には活動をやめてしまうことを例えて、「蛇稽古」という言葉ができました。
ちなみに、同じような言葉に「三日坊主」があります。
以下の記事にて、その語源の説明をしています。
Corrections (2)
No. 1 kneserke
- The literal meaning of "hebi" is "snake," "geiko" means "enrichment lesson," and "hebi-geiko" means that someone quits enrichment lessons soon.
- The literal meaning of "hebi" is "snake," "geiko" means "enrichment lesson,." and "hHebi-geiko" means that someone quits enrichment lessons soon.
Toru
Thank you for the correction! (^^)
Thank you for the correction! (^^)
No. 2 Surgoshan
- Hebi-geiko
- This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
- Today I will talk about the Japanese term "hebi-geiko."
- This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
- The literal meaning of "hebi" is "snake," "geiko" means "enrichment lesson," and "hebi-geiko" means that someone quits enrichment lessons soon.
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The literal meaning of "hebi" is "snake," "geiko" means "practice" or "lesson", and "hebi-geiko" means quitting something too soon.
I don't know any Japanese, so I had to do some research; didn't want to give bad advice. But it looks like "geiko" is a general term referring to any sort of lesson or practice, and that hebi-geiko refers to quitting anything too soon.
- Usage example: Don't do hebi-geiko (Don't quit something easily).
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Usage example: Don't do hebi-geiko (Don't quit something easily).
You don't need to repeat the definition.
- Snakes are a creature that hibernates during autumn and winter, and starts activities in spring.
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A snake is a creature that hibernates during autumn and winter, and becomes active in spring.
"A snake is" or "snakes are".
- We thought that a person who started something in spring and ends in autumn was similar to the snake, then the term "hebi-geiko" was born.
- It was thought that a person who started something in the spring and ended in the autumn (early) was similar to a snake, hence the term "hebi-geiko" was born.
- Incidentally, there is another idiom called "mikka bozu, " which has the almost similar meaning of "hebi-geiko."
- Incidentally, there is another idiom called "mikka bozu," which has almost the same meaning as "hebi-geiko."
- You can see the etymology in the following article.
- This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
- http://lang-8.com/kanotown/journals/146010804523318607706596508768806929454
- This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
Toru
Thank you very much for correcting my post! (^^)
Thank you very much for correcting my post! (^^)