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：2026/01/03
呑舟の魚
Hiragana
どんしゅうのうお
Noun
literally
figuratively
Japanese Meaning
非常に大きな魚。また、転じて、度量が大きく、並外れた人物のたとえ。
Easy Japanese Meaning
とても大きくて力のある人や、ふつうではない大きな力をもつもののたとえ
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
（字面）吞舟之鱼，能吞下船的巨鱼 / 比喻巨大的鱼 / 比喻大人物、非凡人物
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
能吞下船的巨魚 / 比喻龐然大物 / 比喻非凡的大人物
Korean Meaning
배를 삼킬 만큼 큰 물고기 / 거대한 물고기 / 비범한 인물, 거물
Vietnamese Meaning
con cá nuốt thuyền (nghĩa đen) / cá khổng lồ (nghĩa bóng) / nhân vật phi thường, tầm cỡ (nghĩa bóng)
Sense（1）
(literally) a boat-swallowing fish
Sense（2）
(figuratively) a colossal fish
Sense（3）
(figuratively) a larger-than-life character/individual
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(literally) a boat-swallowing fish / (figuratively) a colossal fish / (figuratively) a larger-than-life character/individual
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呑舟の魚
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He threw in a huge amount of money like a boat-swallowing fish to make the project successful.
He threw in a huge amount of money like a boat-swallowing fish to make the project successful.
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彼はそのプロジェクトを成功させるために、呑舟の魚のような大金を投じた。
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