| The Japanese word | |
皮肉 |
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| is pronounced | |
| hiniku | ひにく | |
| means | |
| cynicism, sarcasm | |
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| Examples: | |
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彼女は皮肉を解さない。
kanojo wa hiniku o hogusa nai. She doesn't understand sarcasm. |
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彼女は少し皮肉っぽく話した。
kanojo wa sukoshi hiniku ppoku hanashi ta. She spoke with a suggestion of sarcasm in her voice. |
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彼は少しばかり皮肉っぽく話した。
kare wa sukoshi bakari hiniku ppoku hanashi ta. He spoke with a suggestion of sarcasm in his voice. |
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| Examples sourced from tatoeba.org |
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