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生き埋め
Hiragana
いきうめ
Noun
Japanese Meaning
生きたまま土や地中に埋めること、またはそのように埋められること。 / 逃げ道や助かる手段がない状態に追い込まれることのたとえ。 / 比喩的に、才能や能力が発揮されないまま埋もれてしまうこと。
Easy Japanese Meaning
まだ生きている人を、土やすなでうめてしまうこと
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
活埋 / 把人活着埋进土中 / 活体埋葬
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
活埋 / 活人埋葬
Korean Meaning
산 채로 땅에 묻는 일 / 생매장
Vietnamese Meaning
sự chôn sống / việc chôn người còn sống
Tagalog Meaning
paglilibing nang buhay / pagbaon nang buhay
Sense（1）
live burial; burial alive
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生き埋め
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He felt the fear of being buried alive.
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彼は生き埋めになる恐怖を感じた。
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