Word Meaning 四の五の言う

しのごのいう shi no go no iu

四の五の言う is read as しのごのいう (shi no go no iu) and means to grumble about something (trivial).

Meaning

English

to grumble about something (trivial)

Reading

Kana

しのごのいう

Romaji

shi no go no iu

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Proverb ✓ Rank 73406 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

四捨五入

ししゃごにゅう

rounding (off; a number)

四分五裂

しぶごれつ

torn asunder

四書五経

ししょごきょう

the Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism

四捨五入機能

ししゃごにゅうきのう

round-off function

四文字言葉

よんもじことば

four-letter word (esp. in English)

四肢五体

ししごたい

the whole body

四の五の

しのごの

(complaining about) this and that

五言

ごごん

Chinese poem with five characters per line

五四運動

ごしうんどう

May Fourth Movement (anti-imperialist student demonstration in Beijing on May 4, 1919)

言志四録

げんししろく

Genshi Shiroku (book of sayings by Satō Issai)

五言絶句

ごごんぜっく

poem of four lines, each of five (Chinese) characters

五言律詩

ごごんりっし

poem of eight lines, each of five (Chinese) characters