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jmdict 2559850 Active (id: 2228692)
口が裂けても言えない
くちがさけてもいえない
1. [exp,adj-i]
▶ (I) won't say anything no matter what
▶ unwilling to tell even under threat
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2559860 口が裂けても【くちがさけても】 1. (not saying anything) no matter what

Conjugations


History:
7. A 2023-04-16 00:05:51  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
口が裂けても	68188	65.5%
口が裂けても言え	35956	34.5%
  Comments:
Possibly not, but most examples of 口が裂けても use it. We have a sentence linked to it. May as well stay.
  Diff:
@@ -14 +14 @@
-<gloss>to be unwilling to tell even under threat</gloss>
+<gloss>unwilling to tell even under threat</gloss>
6. A* 2023-04-15 22:15:08  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Is this needed when we have 口が裂けても?
5. A* 2023-04-15 07:17:59 
  Comments:
bad glosses
4. A 2015-10-27 23:23:35  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2015-10-27 16:01:06  luce
  Diff:
@@ -11,0 +12 @@
+<pos>&adj-i;</pos>
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