て【うばすてやま】

    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  1. mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend)
  2. position or division in a company to which an old and ineffective person is transferred
  3. women's collegeslangderogatoryMeiji, Taisho period slangsee also
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Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend)
    2. This term refers to a mythological or legendary place where the elderly were left to die, often seen as a critique or a reflection of societal attitudes towards aging and the elderly.
    In the old days, there were tales of elderly people being abandoned on the mountain.
    This story is based on the legend of the mountain where old people were abandoned.
  2. position or division in a company to which an old and ineffective person is transferred
    3. This usage refers to a practice where aging employees who are perceived as no longer contributing effectively are moved to less significant roles, often indicating a lack of respect for their previous contributions.
    He was transferred to a position in the company that felt like a mountain where old people were abandoned.
    That person felt they had been pushed to a place akin to a mountain where old people are abandoned.
  3. women's college
    4. In this context, it refers to educational institutions specifically for women, often emphasizing traditional roles and sometimes regarded as outdated or limited in scope given the changing views on gender and education.
    She attends a women's college in Tokyo, colloquially referred to as the mountain where old people were abandoned.
    The women's college is sometimes criticized for its outdated educational methods.
Generated collocations (experimental)
the legend of the mountain where old people were abandonedthe existence of the mountain where old people were abandonedto be abandoned at the mountainto be transferred to the division for old and ineffective personsthe story of the mountain where old people were abandonedthe metaphor of the mountain where old people were abandoneddiscussions related to the concept of abandonment of the elderlysymbol of the abandonment of the elderlythe legendary mountain of abandonmentculture surrounding the concept of abandonment of the elderly
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