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藪
Hiragana
やぶ
Noun
abbreviation
alt-of
Japanese Meaning
草や低木・竹などが生い茂っている所。やぶ。 / 「藪医者」の略で、腕の悪い医者、へたな医者のこと。 / 専門外のことに口出しする人や、その分野に詳しくない人を卑下していう語（例：経済のことは藪なんですが…）。
Easy Japanese Meaning
きやたけやくさがたくさんはえているところ。へたないしゃのこともいう。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
灌木丛 / 小树林或竹丛 / 庸医（“藪医者”的简称）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
灌木叢或小樹林（亦指竹叢） / 庸醫；拙劣的醫生
Korean Meaning
덤불, 잡목숲, 작은 숲 / 돌팔이 의사의 줄임말
Vietnamese Meaning
bụi rậm; lùm cây; rừng nhỏ / lang băm; bác sĩ tồi (viết tắt của 藪医者)
Tagalog Meaning
kasukalan; masukal na kumpol ng mga punò, palumpong, o kawayan / (pagpapaikli ng yabu isha) palpak o hindi mahusay na doktor
Sense（1）
a thicket, grove, copse (as of trees, shrubs, or bamboo)
Sense（2）
Short for 藪医者 (yabu isha): a poor doctor
Sense（3）
Short for 藪入り (yabuiri): a holiday granted to servants on the 16th day of the first and seventh months
Sense（4）
Short for 藪睨み (yabunirami): a squint; a misguided thinking or view
Sense（5）
Short for 藪蕎麦 (yabusoba): a type of soba made from green buckwheat without the endocarp removed; a shop selling soba in this method
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a thicket, grove, copse (as of trees, shrubs, or bamboo) / Short for 藪医者 (yabu isha): a poor doctor
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藪
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He made his way through the thicket.
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彼は藪を通り抜けて進んだ。
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