にをぐ【きにたけをつぐ】

    expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); Godan verb with 'gu' ending
  1. to sew a fox's skin to the lion's; to graft a bamboo shoot on a treeidiomatic expression
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  • にをぐ【きにたけをつぐ】
  • きにたけをつぐ
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. to sew a fox's skin to the lion's; to graft a bamboo shoot on a tree
    2. This phrase is used metaphorically to describe an unnatural or inappropriate combination of things that do not belong together, often suggesting an effort to achieve something unrealistic or impractical.
    He has created an inappropriate plan, as if he is trying to graft a bamboo shoot onto a tree.
    The organization underwent a merger that felt awkward, as if they were trying to graft a bamboo shoot onto a tree.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to sew a fox's skin to the lion's; to graft a bamboo shoot on a treeto graft bamboo to promote growth on a treeto force a connectionto link different things togetheran inappropriate combinationthe right person in the right placea discordant relationshippoor compatibilitycultural fusionto combine new ideas
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