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Not quite cuckoo
But closer every day 鳩居鵲巣kyuu.kyo.jaku.sou Literally: dove – sit/be [in a place] – magpie – nest Alternately: Taking someone else’s achievements or social position for yourself. Undeservedly stealing someone else’s laurels or spotlight. Notes: This comes from our friend, the … Continue reading
Posted in Japanese, Yojijukugo
Tagged Chinese literature, Classic of Poetry, 詩経, 詩經, 鳩占, 鳩居, 鵲巣, magpies and doves, nest-building, stolen glory, undeserved status, 召南
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