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皮算用

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Etymology

From the proverb 捕らぬ狸の皮算用.

Noun

皮(かわ)算(ざん)用(よう) • (kawazan'yō) 

  1. counting one's chickens before they've hatched (acting in the present on the presumption of receiving something in the future)

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