油を注ぐ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
油 注
あぶら
Grade: 3 		そそ
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally 油を注ぐ (abura o sosogu, “to pour oil”). Short for 火に油を注ぐ (“to pour oil on a fire”). First cited in a text from 1912.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [a̠bɯ̟ɾa̠ o̞ so̞so̞ɡɯ̟]

Phrase

油(あぶら)を注(そそ)ぐ • (abura o sosogu) 

  1. [from 1912] alternative form of 火に油を注ぐ

References

  1. ^ “油を注ぐ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
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