Word Meaning 臍で茶をわかす

へそでちゃをわかす heso de chaowakasu

臍で茶をわかす is read as へそでちゃをわかす (heso de chaowakasu) and means what a joke!.

Meaning

English

  1. what a joke!
  2. don't make me laugh!
  3. to split one's sides laughing
  4. to be convulsed with laughter
  5. to boil tea with one's navel (using the heat generated by laughing)

Reading

Kana

へそでちゃをわかす

Romaji

heso de chaowakasu

Writing Variants

  • へそで茶をわかす へそでちゃをわかす hesodechaowakasu
  • へそで茶を沸かす へそでちゃをわかす hesodecha o wakasu
  • 臍で茶を沸かす へそでちゃをわかす heso de cha o wakasu

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 40 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

へそ

protrusion or depression in the middle of an object

茶化す

ちゃかす

to poke fun at

喫茶店

きっさてん

coffee shop

茶道

さどう

tea ceremony

無茶

むちゃ

rash

目茶苦茶

めちゃくちゃ

disorderly

茶わん

ちゃわん

rice bowl

無茶苦茶

むちゃくちゃ

very

目茶目茶

めちゃめちゃ

very

茶の間

ちゃのま

(Japanese-style) living room

紅茶

こうちゃ

black tea