Definition of 我田引水 (がでんいんすい)
がでんいんすい
我田引水
がでんいんすい
gaden-insui
noun
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seeking one's own interests, straining (the interpretation or argument) to suit one's own interests, drawing water for one's own field(yojijukugo)
Related Kanji
我 | ego, I, selfish, our, oneself |
田 | rice field, rice paddy |
引 | pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to |
水 | water |