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真綿で首を絞める
Hiragana
まわたでくびをしめる
Phrase
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
真綿で首を絞める：相手に気づかれないように、じわじわと精神的・肉体的な苦痛や追い詰めを与えること。外見上は優しさや穏やかさを装いながら、実際には逃げ道をふさぎ、徐々に追い込んでいく様子。
Easy Japanese Meaning
やさしいように見せて、ゆっくりと人をつらくするようすをたとえていうことば
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
以柔软手段逐步逼迫或加害 / 慢慢折磨，使人受苦 / 比喻缓慢而隐蔽的伤害
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
緩慢而不露痕跡地折磨 / 以柔和方式持續施壓，使人逐步陷入困境 / 像用柔軟絲綿勒頸般，慢慢使人難受
Korean Meaning
서서히 괴롭히다 / 겉으로는 부드럽게 압박하다 / 은근히 조여 몰아붙이다
Indonesian
menyiksa secara perlahan dan halus / membuat orang menderita sedikit demi sedikit / menekan atau menyudutkan tanpa terlihat kasar
Vietnamese Meaning
giết mòn / tra tấn từ từ / dồn ép từng chút một
Tagalog Meaning
dahan-dahang pahirapan / paunti-unting pahirap / pahirapan nang palihim
Sense（1）
to strangle with floss-silk
: to torture slowly
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真綿で首を絞める
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He cornered me slowly, as if strangling me with floss-silk.
He cornered me slowly, as if strangling me with floss-silk.
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彼は、真綿で首を絞めるように、ゆっくりと私を追い詰めていった。
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