We already learned a lot about Japanese Sayings and we also already know that cats play an important role in them. However, of course they cannot take all the credit. The Japanese Language has room for all the cute animals on this planet. <\/p>\n
For example, have you ever heard of a \u201cdog-monkey relationship\u201d, \u72ac\u733f\u306e\u4ef2 (\u3051\u3093\u3048\u3093\u306e\u306a\u304b)? This is actually one of the rare cases where a cat does not appear in a Japanese phrase when it would in other languages. A \u72ac\u733f\u306e\u4ef2 is what English native speakers refer to as a cat-and-dog relationship.<\/p>\n
If you prefer bigger animals, you might be interested to know what is meant by Japanese people when \u201cthe horse fits\u201d, \u99ac\u304c\u5408\u3046 (\u3046\u307e\u304c\u3042\u3046). This tiny little sentence simply means that you get along with someone.<\/p>\n
However, if \u99ac\u304c\u5408\u308f\u306a\u3044, you might find yourself facing someone that you don\u2019t really like. \u201cLess adult\u201d people might want to try and tease each other by playing silly tricks. Depending on how clever these tricks are planned, others might refer to your relationship with the phrase \u72d0\u3068\u72f8\u306e\u5316\u304b\u3057\u5408\u3044 (\u304d\u3064\u306d\u3068\u305f\u306c\u304d\u306e\u3070\u304b\u3057\u3042\u3044), \u201cthe silly game of the fox and raccoon.\u201d<\/p>\n
If you love animals and got curious about more \u201canimal-phrases\u201d, why don\u2019t you go ahead and do some research on your own? <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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