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対岸の火事
Hiragana
たいがんのかじ
Phrase
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
関係のない他人の災難や問題で、自分には被害や不利益が及ばない事柄のたとえ。 / 他人の困りごとを、自分には関係がないとして傍観するさま。
Easy Japanese Meaning
じぶんには かんけいが なくて、こまらない ほかの ひとの もんだいの こと
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
与己无关的事 / 事不关己，漠不关心 / 袖手旁观他人灾祸
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
事不關己 / 與己無關的事 / 隔岸觀火
Korean Meaning
남의 일, 나와 상관없는 일 / 타인의 문제라 대수롭지 않게 여김
Vietnamese Meaning
chuyện của người khác, không liên quan đến mình / vấn đề xa vời, không ảnh hưởng tới bản thân / coi khó khăn của người khác như việc ngoài thân
Tagalog Meaning
problema ng iba / hindi sariling problema / bagay na hindi nakaaapekto sa sarili
Sense（1）
fire on the opposite shore, no skin off one's nose, someone else's problem
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fire on the opposite shore, no skin off one's nose, someone else's problem
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対岸の火事
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His problem feels like a fire on the opposite shore.
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彼の問題は対岸の火事のように感じている。
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