烏う鷺ろの争あらそい

expression, noun

game of Go; playing Go

A poetic, literary expression likening the black and white stones to crows and herons. Used in elegant or classical contexts rather than everyday speech.

See also: 碁

• 烏う鷺ろの争あらそいを観かん戦せんするのが趣しゅ味みです。

  My hobby is watching games of Go.

• 彼かれは烏う鷺ろの争あらそいに没ぼっ頭とうしている。

  He is absorbed in playing Go.