死人に口無し

Japanese
Kanji in this term
死 人 口 無
し
Grade: 3		 にん
Grade: 1		 くち
Grade: 1		 な
Grade: 4
on’yomi kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
死人に口なし

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɕiɲ̟ĩɲ̟ ɲ̟i kɯ̟ᵝt͡ɕi na̠ɕi]

Proverb

死(し)人(にん)に口(くち)無(な)し • (shinin ni kuchi nashi) 

  1. dead men tell no tales
  2. It is easy to pass the buck to the dead because they can not defend themselves.
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