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指ゆび切きりげんまん、嘘うそついたら針はり千せん本ぼん飲のます
Meanings
Expression
Idiomatic
1. cross my heart and hope to die, stick a needle in my eye; (lit.) pinky promise pledge: if you're lying, I'll make you drink a thousand needles
said by children when making a pinky swear
Alt. forms
指ゆび切きりげんまん、嘘うそついたら針はり千せん本ぼん飲のます
ゆびきりげんまん、うそついたらはりせんぼんのます
指ゆび切きりげんまん嘘、うそついたら針はり千せん本ぼん飲のます
指ゆび切きり拳げん万まん、嘘うそついたら針はり千せん本ぼん飲のます
指ゆび切きり拳げん万まん嘘、うそついたら針はり千せん本ぼん飲のます
Kanji used
指
finger
切
cut
嘘
lie
針
needle
千
thousand
本
book
飲
drink
Used in: 2
Composed of
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
to make (someone) drink; to force to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable