臍を噛む

/ho̞zo̞ o̞ ka̠mɯ̟/
JAPONCA → TR

Çekim Tablosu

geçmiş臍を噛んだ

Tanım

•to bite one's own navel · to worry about something that hasn't happened yet; to deeply regret something that has already happened

Etimoloji

Phrase composed of 臍 (hozo, “navel, bellybutton”) + を (o, object particle) + 噛む (kamu, “to bite, to chew on”). Compare English chew on one's nails, nail biter. First cited to a text from 852.