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言うに事欠いて 【いうにことかいて】

  1. [exp] that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
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Kanji in this word:

Kanji Meanings On Readings Kun Readings
言 Say, Word ゲン, ゴン い.う, こと
事 Matter, Thing, Fact, Business, Reason, Possibly ジ, ズ こと, つか.う, つか.える
欠 Lack, Gap, Fail, Yawning Radical (no. 76) ケツ, ケン か.ける, か.く