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たまてばこ
Kanji
玉手箱
Noun
figuratively
Japanese Meaning
浦島太郎の昔話に登場する、乙姫から浦島太郎に与えられた箱。開けると白い煙が立ちのぼり、浦島太郎が一気に年老いてしまうとされる。「玉手箱」と書く。 / 中身がわからず、むやみに開けたり扱ったりすると取り返しのつかない事態を招くおそれがある物事のたとえ。 / 魅力的で豪華だが、扱い方を誤ると大きな損失や危険を伴う可能性のあるもののたとえ。
Easy Japanese Meaning
あけるとよくないことがおこるかもしれない大事なはこやひみつのたとえ
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
（比喻）需谨慎对待的事物 / （比喻）潘多拉的盒子 / （比喻）珍宝箱
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
（喻）需小心處理的事物 / （喻）潘朵拉的盒子（開啟恐招致禍患） / （喻）奢華的寶盒、盛載珍品的箱子
Korean Meaning
(비유) 함부로 다루면 위험한 것, 판도라의 상자 / (비유) 호화로운 물건이 가득한 상자, 보물상자
Vietnamese Meaning
(bóng) vật phải xử lý thận trọng; hộp Pandora / (bóng) hộp báu vật, chứa đồ xa xỉ
Tagalog Meaning
bagay na dapat hawakan nang maingat / Kahon ni Pandora; maaaring magbunga ng gulo kapag binuksan / kahon ng karangyaan
Sense（1）
(figuratively) thing that must be handled with care; Pandora's box
Sense（2）
(figuratively) box of luxury
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana historical ）
Quizzes for review
(figuratively) thing that must be handled with care; Pandora's box / (figuratively) box of luxury
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たまてばこ
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He opened the treasure box and was surprised.
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彼はたまてばこを開けて驚いた。
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