すいもあまいもかみわける

Japanese

Alternative spellings
酸いも甘いも噛み分ける
酸いも甘いもかみ分ける
酸いも甘いもかみわける

Alternative forms

  • (proscribed) すいもあまいもかぎわける (sui mo amai mo kagiwakeru, literally to distinguish sour and sweet by smell)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɨi mo̞ a̠ma̠i mo̞ ka̠mʲiβ̞a̠ke̞ɾɯ̟]

Verb

すいあまいもかみわける • (sui mo amai mo kamiwakeruichidan (stem すいもあまいもかみわけ (sui mo amai mo kamiwake), past すいもあまいもかみわけた (sui mo amai mo kamiwaketa))

  1. "to distinguish sour and sweet by biting": to be familiar with the ways of the world

Conjugation