【No. 2215】Funkotsu Saishin (粉骨砕身 - Breaking One's Neck)
Nov 14, 2023 17:50
Funkotsu Saishin
The four-character idiom funkotsu saishin (粉骨砕身) can be used to describe someone working or striving with all their might.
Since fun (粉) means "powder," kotsu (骨) means "bone," sai (砕) means "smash," and shin (身) means "body," the literal meaning of funkotsu saishin is "to grind one's bones to powder and smash one's body."
In other words, it implies that someone is working so hard with all their might that their bones and bodies are smashed.
Note that this is a metaphor, and if your bones are grinded to powder, you will die.
The four-character idiom funkotsu saishin (粉骨砕身) can be used to describe someone working or striving with all their might.
Since fun (粉) means "powder," kotsu (骨) means "bone," sai (砕) means "smash," and shin (身) means "body," the literal meaning of funkotsu saishin is "to grind one's bones to powder and smash one's body."
In other words, it implies that someone is working so hard with all their might that their bones and bodies are smashed.
Note that this is a metaphor, and if your bones are grinded to powder, you will die.
粉骨砕身
力の限り努力したり働いたりすることを、「粉骨砕身」という四字熟語で表現することができます。
「粉」は ""、「骨」は "bone"、「砕」は ""、「身」は "body" を意味するので、「粉骨砕身」の文字どおりの意味は "" となります。
骨を粉にし、身を砕くほど、全力で何かに取り組んでいるというわけです。
実際に骨が粉になったら死んでしまうので、注意してください。
力の限り努力したり働いたりすることを、「粉骨砕身」という四字熟語で表現することができます。
「粉」は ""、「骨」は "bone"、「砕」は ""、「身」は "body" を意味するので、「粉骨砕身」の文字どおりの意味は "" となります。
骨を粉にし、身を砕くほど、全力で何かに取り組んでいるというわけです。
実際に骨が粉になったら死んでしまうので、注意してください。
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- Funkotsu Saishin (粉骨砕身 - Breaking One's Neck)
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- Funkotsu Saishin
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- The four-character idiom 'funkotsu saishin' (粉骨砕身) can be used to describe someone working or striving with all their might.
- This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
- Since 'fun' (粉) means "powder," 'kotsu' (骨) means "bone," 'sai' (砕) means "smash," and 'shin' (身) means "body," the literal meaning of 'funkotsu saishin' is "to grind one's bones to powder and smash one's body."
- Since 'fun' (粉) means "powder," 'kotsu' (骨) means "bone," 'sai' (砕) means "smash," and 'shin' (身) means "body," the literal meaning of 'funkotsu saishin' is "to grind one's bones to powder and break one's body."
- In other words, it implies that someone is working so hard with all their might that their bones and bodies are smashed.
- In other words, it implies that someone is working so hard with all their might that they are breaking their bones and body.
- Note that this is a metaphor, and if your bones are grinded to powder, you will die.
- This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
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