Lost in Literal

🇯🇵 Japanese, taken literally

耳にたこができる

mimi ni tako ga dekiru · みみにたこができる

Literally

a callus forms on one's ear

What it really means

to be sick of hearing something

たこ(굳은살)는 문어(蛸)와 발음이 같아 문어 그림으로 그려진다. 한국은 못이 박힌다.

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Japanese, taken literally

猫の手も借りたいI want to borrow even a cat's paw猫に小判Gold coins to a cat猫をかぶるTo put on a cat猫舌Cat's tongue猫背Cat's back猫の額Cat's forehead