水掛け論
Meanings
Noun
1. endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
Other spellings
水かけ論水掛論
Kanji used
Pitch accent
みずかけろん
Composed of
水
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout; break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
Noun
論
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy; discourse; debate; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise; …
Noun
Examples2
それ
It will only mean an endless debate.
水掛け論
Let's stop this fruitless argument.