close, but no cigar in Japanese
close, but no cigar in Japanese is 惜しい.
close, but no cigar in Japanese
惜しい
Pronounced: oshii
(idiomatic, originally, US, colloquial) Used to indicate that one is almost correct or has almost succeeded, but not quite. [from early 20th c.]
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What is "close, but no cigar" in Japanese?
"close, but no cigar" in Japanese is 惜しい.
How do you pronounce 惜しい?
"close, but no cigar" in Japanese is 惜しい, pronounced "oshii".
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