Japanese Proverb - 頭隠して、尻隠さず Hide Head, Don't Hide Butt

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頭隠して、尻隠さず atama kakushite, shiri kakusazu Literal: Hide head, don't hide butt English Equivalent: Hiding your head in the sand (like an Ostrich) [Not a very similar meaning, but both are used for ridicule when someone does something foolish] Notes: 隠して kakushite hidingThe て form of 隠す kakusu to hide; conceal 隠さず kakusazu not hide; the ず is a negative ending しんのすけは、かくれんぼうするとき、いつもおしりが見えている。まさに、頭隠して尻隠さずだ。 shinnosuke wa, kakurenbou suru toki, itsumo oshiri ga mieteiru. masa ni, atama kakushite shiri kakusazu da.. Shinnosuke when playing hide-and-go-seek, always (hides somewhere that) exposes his backend. Truly, this is hiding his head but not his butt. しんのすけ shinnosuke—a boy's name かくれんぼう kakurenbou—hide-and-go-seek (children's game) するとき suru toki—when doing... いつも itsumo—always おしり oshiri—butt; backend 見えている miete iru—able to be seen まさに masa ni—surely; certainly; truly

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