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人を食う

Hiragana
ひとをくう
Phrase
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
相手を軽んじて、礼儀や遠慮を欠いた態度をとること / 周囲を恐れず、ずうずうしく振る舞うこと
Easy Japanese Meaning
ほかの人をじぶんよりひくく見て、たいせつにしない気もちをあらわすこと
What is this buttons?

He looks down on those weaker than himself as if he despises them.

What is this buttons?
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(idiomatic) to despise, to look down, to not think of others as human

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(idiomatic) to despise, to look down, to not think of others as human

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人を食う

彼は自分より弱い者を人を食うように見下している。

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He looks down on those weaker than himself as if he despises them.

He looks down on those weaker than himself as if he despises them.

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彼は自分より弱い者を人を食うように見下している。

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