「広辞苑にこう書いてあります」と言って、広辞苑を唯一の拠り所に論陣を張る人がよくいる。

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English Translation

There are a lot of people who say, "it says this in Koujien," and use that dictionary as the only grounds for their argument.

Furigana

「広辞苑(こうじえん)にこう書(か)いてあります」と言(い)って、広辞苑(こうじえん)を唯一(ゆいいつ)の拠(よ)り所(どころ)に論陣(ろんじん)を張(は)る人(ひと)がよくいる。

Romanji

" Kōjien ni kō kaitearimasu" to itte, Kōjien o yuiitsu no yoridokoro ni ronjin o haru hito ga yoku iru.

Words

広辞苑 (こうじえん)

Kojien (Japanese Dictionary, published by Iwanami)

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

斯う (こう)

in this way (used for something or someone close to the speaker, including the speaker himself, or for the opinions of the speaker); thus; such; uh... (interjection used as a verbal pause)

書く (かく)

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

唯一 (ゆいいつ、ゆいつ)

only; sole; unique

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

拠り所 (よりどころ)

grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely

論陣 (ろんじん)

(construction of an) argument

張る (はる)

to stick; to paste; to affix; to link (e.g. in WWW forums); to stretch; to spread; to strain; to tighten; to put up (tent); to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell; to stick out; to put; to slap; to be expensive; to become one tile away from completion

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

良く (よく)

nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often

要る (いる)

to need; to want