Kotowaza of the day: Vengeance at a distance
- Japanese:
- 江戸の敵を長崎で討つ
- Romanized:
- Edo no kataki wo nagasaki de utsu
- Meaning of Japanese:
- To get revenge in Nagasaki for a wrong received in edo
- English equivalent:
- To take revenge in a roundabout fashion (or in an unlikely place)
To have the wrong sow by the ear
1 Comments:
Another possible English equivalent:
"Revenge is a dish best served cold."
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