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えどのかたきをながさきでうつ
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, つ)
Idiomatic
1. to hit somebody where they least expect it; to take revenge on someone in an unlikely place; to get revenge on someone in a different contest; (lit.) to attack the Edo enemy in Nagasaki
Alt. forms
江え戸どの仇かたきを長なが崎さきで討うつ
江え戸どの敵かたきを長なが崎さきで討うつ
江え戸どのかたきを長なが崎さきで討うつ
えどのかたきをながさきでうつ
Conjugations...
Composed of
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy