言うに事を欠いて
いうにことをかいて
- that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that exp
Kanji
言
ゲン • ゴン
い.う • こと
say; word
事
ジ • ズ
こと • つか.う • つか.える
matter; thing; fact; business; reason; possibly
欠
ケツ • ケン
か.ける • か.く
lack; gap; fail; yawning radical (no. 76)
Synonyms
言うに事欠いて
いうにことかいて
- that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that exp