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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kobeya
"オフィスには各従業員のための小部屋がありました。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small compartment or recess for holding items, often used in reference to a system of organization.
"The office had a pigeon-hole for each employee's mail."
- 1
To categorize or classify someone or something in a simplistic or restrictive manner.
"Don't pigeon-hole her talents; she is capable of much more than just writing."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'pigeon-hole' originates from the late 19th century, derived from the literal meaning of small compartments used for housing pigeons. The metaphorical use evolved to describe categorizing or compartmentalizing information or people into specific, often simplistic, categories.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pigeon-Hole" is said worldwide
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case
Transliteration: kɛs
"Le bureau avait une case pour chaque employé."
Fach
Transliteration: faχ
"Das Büro hatte ein Fach für jede Mitarbeiterpost."
scomparto
Transliteration: skomˈparto
"L'ufficio aveva uno scomparto per ogni dipendente."
compartimento
Transliteration: kompartiˈmento
"La oficina tenía un compartimento para cada empleado."
compartimento
Transliteration: kõpaʁtʃiˈmentu
"O escritório tinha um compartimento para cada funcionário."
कोना
Transliteration: kona
"दफ्तर में हर कर्मचारी के लिए एक कोना था।"
小格子
Transliteration: xiǎo gézi
"办公室为每位员工准备了一个小格子。"
칸
Transliteration: kan
"사무실에는 각 직원의 우편물을 위한 칸이 있었습니다."
小部屋
Transliteration: kobeya
"オフィスには各従業員のための小部屋がありました。"
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