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言うに事欠いて
言うに事欠いて
Reading
Kana:
いうにことかいて
Romaji:
iunikotokaite
Kana
Romaji
Definition
exp
1
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
Kanji
言
Readings:
ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings:
say, word
事
Readings:
ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings:
matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
欠
Readings:
ケツ、 ケン、 か.ける、 か.く
Meanings:
lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)