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しりきれとんぼ
Kanji
尻切れ蜻蛉
Noun
Japanese Meaning
物事が中途半端な状態で終わってしまうこと、またはそのような様子・行為。 / 計画や話などが最後までやり遂げられず、途中で止まってしまうこと。 / しっぽを途中で切られたトンボの意から転じた比喩的表現。
Easy Japanese Meaning
やりかけのことが、さいごまでできずに中途半端におわるようす
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
有头无尾 / 半途而废 / 戛然而止
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
半途而廢的事物或行動 / 草草收場、不完整的結尾 / 話語或文字戛然而止的情形
Korean Meaning
끝맺지 못하고 중도에 그친 일 / 흐지부지하게 끝난 일이나 상태
Indonesian
terputus di tengah, tidak selesai / tidak tuntas; separuh jalan / berakhir mendadak tanpa penutup
Vietnamese Meaning
dang dở, bỏ lửng / cụt ngủn giữa chừng / kết thúc không trọn vẹn
Tagalog Meaning
bitin / naputol at hindi natapos / natigil sa kalagitnaan
Sense（1）
cut-tailed dragonfly
: (idiomatic) cut off and unfinished
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cut-tailed dragonfly
: (idiomatic) cut off and unfinished
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しりきれとんぼ
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Shirikiretonbo is my favorite nursery rhyme.
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しりきれとんぼは私の好きな童謡です。
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