犬猿の仲 Cats and Dogs Japanese Idiom - Er... Maybe Monkeys Too!

How to say cats and dogs in Japanese...

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When you just don't get along with someone, you say you fight like cats and dogs. There is a similar expression in Japanese. This idiom doesn't use a cat, though. This time, the dog doesn't get along with a monkey.

Let's breakdown this useful Japanese idiom

犬猿の仲
kenen no naka
Cat-and-Dog Terms

About 犬猿の仲
Literally, relations between dogs and monkeys. (They don’t get along) Monkeys are common in Japan. This has the same meaning as the English expression involving cats and dogs.

犬 ken dog [the kun reading of this kanji and most used pronunciation is いぬ inu]
猿 en monkey [the kun reading and most used is さる saru]
仲 naka relations; relationship [don’t confuse this with 中 naka, meaning “middle.”]

ＡさんとＢさんは、いつも仲が悪い。犬猿の仲だ。
A and B are always at each other’s throat just like cats and dogs.

VOCABULARY:

Ａさん A san—Mr. A
と to—and
Ｂさん B san—Mr. B
いつも itsumo—always
仲 naka relations; relationship [don’t confuse this with 中 naka, meaning “middle.”]
仲が悪い naka ga warui - bad relationship; don't get along
犬 ken dog [the kun reading of this kanji and most used pronunciation is いぬ inu]
猿 en monkey [the kun reading and most used is さる saru]

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