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オウム返し

Hiragana
おうむがえし
Kanji
鸚鵡返し
Noun
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Japanese Meaning
他人の言ったことを、そのまま繰り返して言うこと。鸚鵡の鳴きまねにたとえていう。 / 議論などで、相手の主張をそのまま繰り返すだけで、自分の考えや理解が伴っていない受け答え。 / (比喩的に)創意工夫や理解を伴わずに、聞きかじりの知識や情報をそのままなぞって用いること。
Easy Japanese Meaning
人のことばをそのままくりかえして言うこと
Chinese (Simplified)
鹦鹉学舌式的重复他人话语 / 用对方原话作回应的做法 / 机械地照搬对方的说法
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He just parrots back my words.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

他只是像鹦鹉一样重复我的话。

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Alternative form of 鸚鵡返し

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オウム返し

彼は私の言葉をただオウム返しするだけだ。

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He just parrots back my words.

He just parrots back my words.

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彼は私の言葉をただオウム返しするだけだ。

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