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貧びん乏ぼうくじを引ひく
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, く)
1. to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
Alt. forms
貧びん乏ぼうくじを引ひく
95%
貧びん乏ぼう籤くじを引ひく
4%
Kanji used
貧
poor
乏
scarcity
引
pull
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Conjugations...Used in: 200
Composed of
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to draw lots
Composed of
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)