Definition of 内弁慶 (うちべんけい)

うちべんけい

内弁慶

うちべんけい

uchibenkei

noun
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someone haughty and boastful at home but meek and reserved outside, being a lion at home and a mouse abroad
Related Kanji
内 inside, within, between, among, house, home
弁 valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish, conical cap
慶 jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy
Example sentences(showing 2 results)

うちべんけい
内弁慶
だれ
誰でも
Every cock crows on his own dunghill

かれ
彼
うちべんけい
内弁慶
He is a lion at home and a mouse outside