卑怯

ひきょう
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1Cowardly or craven — lacking the courage to face danger or difficulty; timid and gutless.

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危険から仲間を置いて一人で逃げるなんて卑怯だ。

Abandoning your companions to danger and running off alone is cowardly.

卑怯にも彼は謝らずに黙って立ち去った。

In a cowardly way, he left without apologizing.

自分のミスを人のせいにするのは卑怯なやり方だ。

Blaming your own mistakes on someone else is a cowardly thing to do.

弱い者いじめをするのは卑怯者のすることだ。

Bullying the weak is something only a coward would do.

2Using sneaky, unfair, or underhanded methods instead of playing fair.

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ルールを守らずに勝とうとするのは卑怯だ。

Trying to win without following the rules is unfair.

相手の弱点を利用して笑いものにするなんて卑怯だよ。

Exploiting someone's weakness to make fun of them is a dirty thing to do.

陰で悪口を言うのは卑怯なやり方だと思う。

I think talking badly about people behind their backs is a sneaky thing to do.

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