- 1. [n] someone haughty and boastful at home but meek and reserved outside; being a lion at home and a mouse abroad
Kanji in this word
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内
inside, within, between, among, house, homeOn: ナイ (nai)、 ダイ (dai)Kun: うち (uchi)
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弁
valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish, conical capOn: ベン (ben)、 ヘン (hen)Kun: かんむり (kanmuri)、 わきま.える (wakima.eru)、 わ.ける (wa.keru)、 はなびら (hanabira)、 あらそ.う (araso.u)
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慶
jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happyOn: ケイ (kei)Kun: よろこ.び (yoroko.bi)
Example Sentences
内弁慶は誰でもできる。
uchibenkei ha dare demodekiru .
Every cock crows on his own dunghill.