えそらごと
Japanese
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絵空事 |
Etymology
editFrom 絵 (e, “picture, painting”) + 空事 (soragoto, “fabrication, fiction”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
edit- (Tokyo) えそらごと [èsórágótó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- (Tokyo) えそらごと [èsóráꜜgòtò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
- IPA(key): [e̞so̞ɾa̠ɡo̞to̞]
Noun
editえそらごと • (esoragoto) ←ゑそらごと (wesoragoto)?
- unrealistic fantasy; pipe dream
- ただの絵空事に過ぎない
- tada no esoragoto ni suginai
- pure fantasy, and nothing else
- ただの絵空事に過ぎない