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どんしゅうのうお
Meanings
Expression
Noun
1. fish large enough to swallow a whole boat; colossal fish
2. great man; notorious man
Alt. forms
呑どん舟しゅうの魚うお
吞どん舟しゅうの魚うお
どんしゅうのうお
Pitch accent
ど
んしゅうのうお
Composed of
swallowing a boat whole
fish
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
the law has holes large enough for the most wicked men to slip through; the long arm of the law doesn't reach everywhere; (lit.) fishes big enough to eat boats aren't caught by the net