木乃伊取りが木乃伊になる
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||||||
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木 | 乃 | 伊 | 取 | 木 | 乃 | 伊 |
Grade: 1 | Jinmeiyō | Jinmeiyō | と Grade: 3 |
Grade: 1 | Jinmeiyō | Jinmeiyō |
Irregular |
Alternative forms
- ミイラ取りがミイラになる, ミイラとりがミイラになる
- (shortened) 木乃伊取りが木乃伊に, ミイラ取りがミイラに, ミイラとりがミイラに (mīra-tori ga mīra ni)
Etymology
Literally “The mummy-taker becomes the mummy.” Attestable to at least 1881, when this expression was used in a kabuki play by Kawatake Mokuami.[1]
Phrase
木乃伊取りが木乃伊になる (hiragana and katakana ミイラとりがミイラになる, rōmaji mīra-tori ga mīra ni naru)
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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