てのうち

Japanese

Alternative spelling
手の内

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) てのーち [téꜜnòòchì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
(Tokyo) てのーち [tènóꜜòchì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
IPA^(key): [te̞no̞ːt͡ɕi]

Noun

てのうち • (te-no-uchi) ^{←てのうち (tenouti)^?}

plotting; machination; intention
手(て)の内(うち)を見(み)せない
te-no-uchi o misenai
to keep one's cards close to one's chest

See also

能(のう)ある鷹(たか)は爪(つめ)を隠(かく)す (nō aru taka wa tsume o kakusu)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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