江戸の敵を長崎で討つ
えどのかたきをながさきでうつ
Also written 江戸の仇を長崎で討つ
Meanings
- Expression, Godan verb to hit someone where they least expect it; to take revenge on someone in an unlikely place; to get revenge on someone in a different contest (literally: to attack the Edo enemy in Nagasaki)
Kanji
- 江 creek. Read as え.
- 戸 door
- 敵 enemy. Read as かたき.
- 長 long. Read as ながい.
- 崎 cape. Read as さき.
- 討 debate. Read as うつ.