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In English, "Pearl Harbor" is sometimes used
[metaphorically](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pearl_Harbor#Noun) to indicate
an unannounced attack, or an event that strongly changes the outlook of a
community. Can these metaphorical meanings be used in Japanese with either
"真珠湾" or "パールハーバー"? For example, "This action was no Pearl Harbor - we knew it
was going to happen"?
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Are Japanese translations for "Pearl Harbor" ever used metaphorically?
No, and Kamikaze either, which is synonymous to 天佑 or something like
miraculous fortune unless ~~they're~~ it's used as a loan word.
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