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指をくわえる；指を咥える；指を銜える
【ゆびをくわえる】

[exp,v1] [id]
《often 〜て見る》
▶ to look on enviously while doing nothing
▶ [lit] to hold a finger in one's mouth

Conjugations

History:

9.	A 2021-02-17 06:01:49 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	Indeed.
8.	A* 2021-02-17 04:17:31 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	More literal
	Diff:	@@ -18,0 +19 @@ +<misc>&id;</misc> @@ -21 +22 @@ -<gloss g_type="lit">to look on with a finger in one's mouth</gloss> +<gloss g_type="lit">to hold a finger in one's mouth</gloss>
7.	A 2017-10-09 10:08:44 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	GG5
	Diff:	@@ -21,3 +21 @@ -</sense> -<sense> -<gloss>Lit. To suck a finger</gloss> +<gloss g_type="lit">to look on with a finger in one's mouth</gloss>
6.	A* 2017-09-24 19:52:00
	Diff:	@@ -21,0 +22,3 @@ +<sense> +<gloss>Lit. To suck a finger</gloss> +</sense>
5.	A 2012-07-16 04:58:14 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
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4.	A* 2012-07-15 20:19:41 Paul Upchurch <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	Hits: "指をくわえ" 6M "指を咥え" 1.7M "指を銜え" 223k
	Diff:	@@ -6,0 +6,6 @@ +</k_ele> +<k_ele> +<keb>指を咥える</keb> +</k_ele> +<k_ele> +<keb>指を銜える</keb>
3.	A 2011-11-30 06:37:09 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
2.	A* 2011-11-29 22:44:28 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	Koj, Daijr, GG5, etc.
	Diff:	@@ -11,0 +11,1 @@ +<pos>&exp;</pos> @@ -12,3 +13,2 @@ -<pos>&vt;</pos> -<gloss>Not helping somebody while feeling jealous</gloss> -<gloss>feeling embarrassed</gloss> +<s_inf>often 〜て見る</s_inf> +<gloss>to look on enviously while doing nothing</gloss>
1.	A* 2011-11-29 21:00:10 Abraham <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	http://kotobank.jp/word/指をくわえる

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