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鬼に金棒
Hiragana
おににかなぼう
Phrase
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
非常に強いものが、さらに強くなることのたとえ。 / もともと優れている人や有利なものに、一段と強さや効果を添えるもの・条件。
Easy Japanese Meaning
つよい人やものに、よいものがくわわって、もっとつよくなること
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
如虎添翼 / 使强者更强 / 让本已强大的事物更加强大
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
如虎添翼 / 使強者更強 / 增強原有優勢
Korean Meaning
이미 강한 사람이나 것에 힘을 보태 더욱 강하게 함 / 강자에게 유리한 요소를 더해 무적처럼 만듦 / 강한 데 강함을 더함
Vietnamese Meaning
Khiến kẻ vốn mạnh càng mạnh hơn. / Thêm ưu thế cho người đã mạnh. / Như hổ mọc thêm cánh.
Tagalog Meaning
dagdag-lakas sa dati nang malakas / lalo pang nagiging makapangyarihan / hindi na mapipigilan dahil may dagdag na bentahe
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making someone even stronger
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鬼に金棒
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He already had excellent abilities, but learning new techniques made him even stronger, just like giving a demon a metal rod.
He already had excellent abilities, but learning new techniques made him even stronger, just like giving a demon a metal rod.
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彼はもともと優れた能力を持っていたが、新しい技術を学んだことでまさに鬼に金棒だ。
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