他人の褌で相撲を取る (たにんのふんどしですもーをとる) — to profit at someone else's expense, to rob Peter to pay Paul, to take risks with other people's money | Kakuso

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Meaning

to profit at someone else's expense to rob Peter to pay Paul and to take risks with other people's money

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他人の褌で相撲を取る

to profit at someone else's expense, to rob Peter to pay Paul, to take risks with other people's money

たにんのふんどしですもうをとる

他

other, another, the others

亻

( 人 ) radical number 9

也

to be (classical)

なり, か, ヤ

丨

number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)

すす.む, しりぞ.く, コン

乙

the latter, duplicate, strange...

おと-, きのと, オツ

人

ひと, -り, ジン

褌

ふんどし, コン

衤

( 衣 ) clothes, clothing radical (no. 145

軍

army, force, troops...

いくさ, グン

冖

wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)

車

くるま, シャ

相

inter-, mutual, together...

あい-, ソウ, ショウ

木

き, こ-, ボク

目

eye, class, look...

め, -め, モク

撲

slap, strike, hit...

扌

( 手 ) hand, hand radical (no. 64)

菐

わずらわ.しい, ホク

业

䒑

grass, straw, herbs...

夫

おっと, それ, フ

大

おお-, おお.きい, ダイ

一

one, one radical (no.1)

ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ

人

ひと, -り, ジン

一

one, one radical (no.1)

ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ

取

take, fetch, take up

と.る, と.り, シュ

耳

又

or again, furthermore, on the other hand

また, また-, ユウ

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