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    3. 鼻っ柱をへし折る

    鼻っ柱をへし折る

    鼻はなっ​柱ぱしらを​へ​し​折おる​

    to take someone down a peg

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab37 strokes

    鼻っ柱を圧し折る

    はなっぱしらをへしおる

    Verb

    1.
    to take someone down a peg, to cut someone down to size, to dampen someone's confidence

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    Characters that make up this word

    鼻
    はな…(1)
    nose・snout
    Kanji
    柱
    はしら…(1)
    pillar・post・cylinder・support
    Kanji
    折
    お.る・おり・お.り・-お.り・お.れる…(3)
    fold・break・fracture・bend・yield…(1)
    Kanji
    っ
    small tsu
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    へ
    he
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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