「羅生門」
| Entry #1 | |
| Pronunciation: | lo4 sang1 mun4 |
| Individual Character Meaning: |
羅 a sieve; sifter; screen; to spread out; to display; to collect; to gather together; to sieve; sift 生 raw; to give birth; uncooked; alive; Mr.; life; birth; grow; learner; to give birth to; to bear; to grow up; to grow; to cause; to give rise to 門 door; opening; school of thought; branch of study; methods, ways; gate; entrance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Explanation: |
a phrase that describes a situation where witnesses contradict each other, and the truth is difficult to ascertain due to the many different versions of the story; the term originates from the short novel "In a Grove" by Akutagawa Ryunosuke, and it was adapted in the movie "Rashomon" directed by Akira Kurosawa (measure word: 場)
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| Synonym: | Synonym: 口同鼻拗 各執一辭 莫衷一是 |
| Antonym(s): | Antonym(s): 異口同聲 眾口一詞 |
| See also: | 他鄉遇故知 名噪一時 張三李四 旁枝末節 無頭公案 紅杏出牆 耿耿於懷 英雄所見略同 金枝玉葉 靡靡之音 (類近詞彙取自ToastyNews數據分析) |
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