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 74158 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

四の五の言わず

しのごのいわず

without complaining (about this and that)

四捨五入

ししゃごにゅう

rounding (off; a number)

四分五裂

しぶんごれつ

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

四当五落

よんとうごらく

sleep four hours and pass, sleep five hours and fail (when cramming for university entrance exams)

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)