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無い物ねだり

Reading

Kana: ないものねだり
Romaji: naimononedari
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Definition

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asking for the moon; asking for too much

Kanji

Readings: ム、 ブ、 な.い
Meanings: nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter

Example Sentences

息子(むすこ)はないものねだりをしている。
➥My son asks for the moon.
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(きみ)(ぼく)にないものねだりをしているね。
➥You ask me to do the impossible.
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