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どんぐりの背比べ、ドングリの背比べ、団栗の背比べ、どんぐりの背くらべ どんぐりのせいくらべ dongurinoseikurabe

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  1. expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)noun (common) (futsuumeishi) idiomatic expression having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; height comparison among acorns
  2. expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)noun (common) (futsuumeishi) idiomatic expression pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest

Kanji in this word

stature, height, back
compare, race, ratio

Example sentences

どんぐりの背比べだよ。
donguri no seikurabe da yo 。
They are all alike.
こういう流れになると結局、どんぐりの背比べになる。
kou iu nagare ni naru to kekkyoku 、 donguri no seikurabe ni naru 。
Once things start going this way, in the end they'll all be much of a muchness.

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