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    3. 犬猿の仲

    犬猿の仲

    犬けん猿えんの​仲なか

    like cats and dogs

    KMT10News #41+1Ref L2NounFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab24 strokes

    けんえんのなか

    Noun

    1.
    like cats and dogs, (on) very bad terms, relationship of dogs and monkeys
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 24

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    彼かれらはいつも喧けん嘩かばかりで、犬けん猿えんの仲なかだ。

    They are always fighting; they are like cats and dogs.

    KMT10Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    隣となりの部ぶ署しょとは犬けん猿えんの仲なかで、協きょう力りょくすることはめったにない。

    We are on very bad terms with the neighboring department, and we rarely cooperate.

    KMT10Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    かつて犬けん猿えんの仲なかだった二ふたつの国くにが、ついに和わ平へい条じょう約やくを結むすんだ。

    The two countries, once on very bad terms, finally signed a peace treaty.

    KMT10Politics & LawHistory
    兄きょう弟だいなのに、まるで犬けん猿えんの仲なかのように言ない争いあらそいが絶たえない。

    Even though they are brothers, their arguments are endless, like cats and dogs.

    KMT10Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    犬けん猿えんの仲なかの二ふた人りが、共きょう通つうの目もく標ひょうのために一いち時じ的てきに手てを組くんだ。

    The two people, who were on very bad terms, temporarily teamed up for a common goal.

    KMT10Daily LifeWork & Career

    Characters that make up this word

    犬
    いぬ・いぬ-…(1)
    dog
    Kanji
    猿
    さる…(5)
    monkey
    Kanji
    仲
    なか…(4)
    go-between・relationship
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
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