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さばを読む
Hiragana
さばをよむ
Kanji
鯖を読む
Verb
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Japanese Meaning
数量や年齢などをごまかして、実際よりも多く（または少なく）言うこと。 / 計算や数え方で意図的に不正確な数を申告すること。
Easy Japanese Meaning
じぶんにとってよいように、ほんとうのかずやねんれいをすこしちがえて言う。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
篡改数字（故意多报或少报） / 虚报年龄 / 为己有利地估算数量
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
故意誤報或扭曲數字（如數量、價格等） / 謊報年齡（把年齡說大或說小） / 為求有利而少算或多算
Korean Meaning
나이·수량 등을 실제와 다르게 속이다 / 숫자를 자기에게 유리하게 조작하다 / 실제보다 많거나 적게 헤아리다
Vietnamese Meaning
ăn gian khi đếm/tính; khai gian con số cho có lợi / khai gian tuổi (nói dối tuổi)
Tagalog Meaning
magsinungaling tungkol sa edad o bilang / baluktutin ang bilang para pabor sa sarili / magkunwari sa edad
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Alternative spelling of 鯖を読む
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さばを読む
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He always fudges the headcount, so he can't be trusted.
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彼はいつも人数をごまかしてさばを読むので、信用できない。
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