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：2026/01/09
鯖を読む
Hiragana
さばをよむ
Verb
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
数量などをごまかして自分に有利なようにすること。特に、年齢・身長・体重などをごまかして少なく（または多く）申告すること。
Easy Japanese Meaning
としやたかさおもさなどのかずをじぶんにいいようにちがえていうこと
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
在数字上做手脚以谋利 / 报假年龄、身高或体重 / 故意多算或少算
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
在數字上動手腳以利己 / 故意少報或多報自己的年齡、身高、體重等
Korean Meaning
숫자를 자신에게 유리하게 조작하다 / 나이·키·몸무게 등을 속여 말하다 / 계산이나 수치를 속이다
Indonesian
memanipulasi angka demi keuntungan sendiri (terutama umur/tinggi/berat) / mengurangi atau menambah angka secara curang saat menghitung / berbohong tentang umur atau ukuran tubuh
Vietnamese Meaning
cố tình tính/sửa số liệu cho có lợi / khai gian tuổi, chiều cao, cân nặng / bóp méo con số để đạt lợi ích riêng
Tagalog Meaning
magsinungaling sa edad, taas, o timbang / magbaluktot o magmaniobra ng mga bilang para pumabor sa sarili / magdagdag-bawas sa numero upang magmukhang mas pabor
Sense（1）
(idiomatic) manipulate figures to one's advantage, especially one's own age, height, or weight
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(idiomatic) manipulate figures to one's advantage, especially one's own age, height, or weight
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鯖を読む
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She always fudges her age, so no one knows her real age.
She always fudges her age, so no one knows her real age.
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彼女は年齢のことになるといつも鯖を読むから、本当の年を知っている人はいない。
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