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：2026/01/06
猿芝居
Hiragana
さるしばい
Noun
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
サルを使った見世物。曲芸や芸を見せる興行。 / （比喩的）大げさでわざとらしい演技や、見え透いたごまかし・茶番めいた振る舞い。
Easy Japanese Meaning
わざとらしく下手なえんぎをばかにしていうこと。また、じょうだんのような行動。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
猴戏 / 拙劣或过度夸张的表演 / 不可信的作秀
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
猴戲 / 拙劣的演技 / 誇張過火、不具說服力的表演
Korean Meaning
원숭이 쇼 / (비유) 어설프거나 과장된 연기
Vietnamese Meaning
màn diễn khỉ / diễn xuất tệ; diễn lố / màn kịch giả tạo, thiếu thuyết phục
Tagalog Meaning
palabas ng mga unggoy / pangit o sobra-sobrang pag-arte / hindi kapani-paniwalang pagganap
Sense（1）
monkey show
Sense（2）
(idiomatic) bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
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monkey show / (idiomatic) bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
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猿芝居
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His acting is like a monkey show.
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彼の演技はまるで猿芝居のようだ。
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