List: yojijukugo
Words consisting of four kanji characters having a particular meaning that cannot be inferred from the meanings of the components that make them up.
yojijukugo expression
- compassionate ruthlessness, merciless scalpel of a merciful surgeon, a demon's hand and a Buddha's heart
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- high birth rate and high mortality rate
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- low birth rate and low mortality rate
yojijukugo expression
- one strong, everyone else weak
yojijukugo rare term adverb noun noun (generic)
- in all ages, since antiquity
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- small things in sufficient quantity can have a large influence, a large pile of feathers sinks a ship
yojijukugo expression noun noun (generic)
- light at the end of the tunnel, relief after overcoming hardship, open sky beyond the clouds
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- being a (total) mismatch, not fitting together, being ill-suited, poor fit, square base, round lid
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- prodding the unknown may bring about unnecessary trouble, brushing a patch of grass may startle a snake
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- ephemeral nature of human deeds and events, evanescence of human affairs, leaving no trace, dust in the wind