つけやきば
Japanese
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付け焼き刃 付焼き刃 (dated) 付焼刃 (dated) |
Etymology
editFrom 付け焼き (tsukeyaki) + 刃 (ha). The ha changes to ba as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editつけやきば • (tsukeyakiba) ←つけやきば (tukeyakiba)?
- (literally) blunt sword with a steel edge attached
- (figurative) knowledge hastily acquired for a particular event, hasty preparation