負け惜しみ

Japanese
Kanji in this term
負 惜
ま
Grade: 3		 お
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 負(ま)け (make, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 負(ま)ける (makeru, “to lose”)) + 惜(お)しみ (oshimi, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 惜(お)しむ (oshimu, “to resent”)).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) まけおしみ [màkéóshímí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ma̠ke̞o̞ɕimʲi]

Noun

負(ま)け惜(お)しみ • (makeoshimi) ←まけをしみ (makewosimi)?

  1. (idiomatic) sour grapes

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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