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他人のふんどしで相撲を取る

他人の褌で相撲を取る

Reading

Kana: たにんのふんどしですもうをとる
Romaji: taninnofundoshidesumouwotoru
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money

See also: 人のふんどしで相撲を取る (reading ひとのふんどしですもうをとる)

Kanji

Readings: タ、 ほか
Meanings: other, another, the others
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ソウ、 ショウ、 あい-
Meanings: inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy
Reading: ボク
Meanings: slap, strike, hit, beat, tell, speak
Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り
Meanings: take, fetch, take up
Readings: コン、 ふんどし
Meaning: loincloth