A sore loser：”makezugirai” Japanese Phrase #582

A sore loser：”makezugirai” Japanese Phrase #582

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負まけず嫌ぎらい。(makezugirai)

A sore loser / 不喜欢认输。 / 승부욕이 강하다 / Hiếu thắng, ghét bị thua cuộc.

When you want to say “A sore loser”, you would be able to use “負まけず嫌ぎらい。(makezugirai)”. Everybody could use this in daily conversations as casual and “負まけず嫌ぎらいです。(makezugirai desu)” is used as polite and formal.

Sample 1

tatsuya

レイは負まけず嫌ぎらいです。 (I’m a sore loser.) (莲不喜欢认输。) (레이는 승부욕이 강합니다.) (Rei là một người ghét bị thua cuộc.)

yuka

そうなんですね。 (Oh, I see.) (是啊。) (그렇군요.) (Đúng là vậy nhỉ.)

Sample 2

yuka

たつやって負まけず嫌ぎらいだよね？ (You’re a sore loser, right?) (达也不喜欢认输，对吗？) (타쯔야는 지는것을 싫어하지?) (Tatsuya là người hiếu thắng nhỉ?)

tatsuya

そうかな？何なんで？ (Really? Why?) (是这样吗？为什么这么说？) (그런가? 왜?) (Vậy à? Sao bạn nói vậy?)

yuka

なんとなく。 (Just because.) (总这么觉得。) (그냥) (Không biết sao lại cảm thấy vậy nữa.)

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