jmdict 2727600 Active (id#2068798)
豆腐に鎹； 豆腐にかすがい
【 とうふにかすがい 】
  1. [exp,n] [id]
    • having no effect
    • waste of effort
History:
    • A 2020-05-14 14:26:33 Marcus Richert
    • Comments
      it'd be nice to have a literal translation but I can't come up with something that doesn't sound weird.
"an iron clamp in tofu"?
    • Diff
      @@ -14,0 +15,2 @@
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<misc>&id;</misc>
    • A 2012-06-29 23:13:56 Jim Breen
    • A* 2012-06-29 08:00:06 Paul Upchurch
    • Refs
      daij, nikkoku, Luminous
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