内弁慶

Japanese
Kanji in this term
内 弁 慶
うち
Grade: 2		 べん
Grade: 5		 けい
Grade: S

Etymology

Clipping of a proverb 内弁慶 (うちべんけい)、外 (そと)地 (じ)蔵 (ぞう) (uchibenkei, sotojizō). 弁 (べん)慶 (けい) (benkei) refers to an ancient warrior monk in the Heian Period.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝt͡ɕibẽ̞ŋke̞ː]

Noun

内弁慶 (hiragana うちべんけい, rōmaji uchibenkei)

  1. a person who is timid toward strangers but aggressive toward familiar people; bossy at home but timid outside
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