海千山千

うみせんやません

Meanings

1. の-adjective, Noun cunning and experienced in the ways of the world; crafty and worldly-wise; sly old (fox)

Kanji

• 海 sea. Read as うみ.
• 千 thousand. Read as セン.
• 山 mountain. Read as セン.

Example sentences

• あいつは海千山千だから、取り引き相手としてはかなり手強いぞ。
  All those tricks he's got up his sleeve make him a formidable client.

Word lists

• Yojijukugo (四字熟語)

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