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    3. 迷言

    迷言

    迷めい言げん

    meaningless or stupid turn of phrase that at first glance resembles a wise saying

    NTNounLiteratureKanji Vocab16 strokes

    めいげん

    Noun

    1.
    meaningless or stupid turn of phrase that at first glance resembles a wise saying, silly saying, nonsensical proverb
    jocular, humorous term

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    Kanji that make up this word

    迷
    まよ.う…(1)
    astray・be perplexed・in doubt・lost・err…(1)
    言
    い.う・こと…(3)
    say・word
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