犬の遠吠え

いぬのとおぼえ

Meanings

1. Expression, Noun backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser

Kanji

• 犬 dog. Read as いぬ.
• 遠 far. Read as とおい.
• 吠 bark; howl; cry. Read as ほえる.

Example sentences

• 昨夜犬の遠吠えが聞こえた。
  Last night, I heard dogs howling.
• 彼の批判は犬の遠吠えだ。
  He can only criticize people behind their backs.

Words containing 犬の遠吠え

• 負け犬の遠吠え (まけいぬのとおぼえ) backbiting of a coward

Word lists

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