Results, 泣く
Kanji definition:
Partial results:
- 泣く子と地頭には勝てぬ【なくことじとうにはかてぬ】
expression:
- you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason (e.g. a crying child or a violent lord); you can't fight City Hall - idiom ➜ 泣く子と地頭には勝てない【なくことじとうにはかてない】
- 泣く子も黙る【なくこもだまる】
expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:
- intimidating; capable of hushing crying children
- 泣くに泣けない【なくになけない】 Inflection
expression / adjective:
- extremely disappointing; extremely frustrating; mortifying; vexing
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