石橋を叩いて壊す

Japanese

Kanji in this term
石	橋	叩	壊
いし Grade: 1	はし > ばし Grade: 3	たた Hyōgaiji	こわ Grade: S

Alternative spelling
石橋を叩いて壞す (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From idiom 石(いし)橋(ばし)を叩(たた)いて渡(わた)る (ishibashi o tataite wataru, “to be very careful”, literally “across stone bridge with banging”). Literally, break stone bridge with banging.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [iɕiba̠ɕi o̞ ta̠ta̠ite̞ ko̞ɰᵝa̠sɨᵝ]

Idiom

石(いし)橋(ばし)を叩(たた)いて壊(こわ)す • (ishibashi o tataite kowasu) 

1. to be too careful and stultify