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人無遠慮，必有近憂 人无远虑，必有近忧 see styles |
rén wú yuǎn lǜ , bì yǒu jìn yōu ren2 wu2 yuan3 lu:4 , bi4 you3 jin4 you1 jen wu yüan lü , pi yu chin yu |
He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).; Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow. |
來者不善，善者不來 来者不善，善者不来 see styles |
lái zhě bù shàn , shàn zhě bù lái lai2 zhe3 bu4 shan4 , shan4 zhe3 bu4 lai2 lai che pu shan , shan che pu lai |
He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom).; Be careful not to trust foreigners.; Beware of Greeks bearing gifts! |
兩虎相爭，必有一傷 两虎相争，必有一伤 see styles |
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng liang3 hu3 xiang1 zheng1 , bi4 you3 yi1 shang1 liang hu hsiang cheng , pi yu i shang |
lit. if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom); fig. if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt |
兩虎相鬥，必有一傷 两虎相斗，必有一伤 see styles |
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng liang3 hu3 xiang1 dou4 , bi4 you3 yi1 shang1 liang hu hsiang tou , pi yu i shang |
lit. when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom); fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt |
兼聽則明，偏信則暗 兼听则明，偏信则暗 see styles |
jiān tīng zé míng , piān xìn zé àn jian1 ting1 ze2 ming2 , pian1 xin4 ze2 an4 chien t`ing tse ming , p`ien hsin tse an chien ting tse ming , pien hsin tse an |
listen to both sides and you will be enlightened; heed only one side and you will remain ignorant (idiom) |
前無古人，後無來者 前无古人，后无来者 see styles |
qián wú gǔ rén , hòu wú lái zhě qian2 wu2 gu3 ren2 , hou4 wu2 lai2 zhe3 ch`ien wu ku jen , hou wu lai che chien wu ku jen , hou wu lai che |
there has never been and never will be another person like this (idiom); never done before and unlikely to be matched in the future; peerless |
城門失火，殃及池魚 城门失火，殃及池鱼 see styles |
chéng mén shī huǒ , yāng jí chí yú cheng2 men2 shi1 huo3 , yang1 ji2 chi2 yu2 ch`eng men shih huo , yang chi ch`ih yü cheng men shih huo , yang chi chih yü |
a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer; fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions; ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee |
天網恢恢，疏而不失 天网恢恢，疏而不失 see styles |
tiān wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù shī tian1 wang3 hui1 hui1 , shu1 er2 bu4 shi1 t`ien wang hui hui , shu erh pu shih tien wang hui hui , shu erh pu shih |
lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73); fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape; you can't run from the long arm of the law |
天網恢恢，疏而不漏 天网恢恢，疏而不漏 see styles |
tiān wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù lòu tian1 wang3 hui1 hui1 , shu1 er2 bu4 lou4 t`ien wang hui hui , shu erh pu lou tien wang hui hui , shu erh pu lou |
lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73); fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape; you can't run from the long arm of the law |
天要落雨，娘要嫁人 see styles |
tiān yào luò yǔ , niáng yào jià rén tian1 yao4 luo4 yu3 , niang2 yao4 jia4 ren2 t`ien yao lo yü , niang yao chia jen tien yao lo yü , niang yao chia jen |
the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry (idiom); fig. the natural order of things; something you can't go against |
女の一念岩をも通す see styles |
onnanoichineniwaomotoosu おんなのいちねんいわをもとおす |
(exp,v5s) (proverb) women will have their wills |
好好學習，天天向上 好好学习，天天向上 see styles |
hǎo hǎo xué xí , tiān tiān xiàng shàng hao3 hao3 xue2 xi2 , tian1 tian1 xiang4 shang4 hao hao hsüeh hsi , t`ien t`ien hsiang shang hao hao hsüeh hsi , tien tien hsiang shang |
study hard and every day you will improve (idiom) |
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ikan(gikun) いかん(gikun) |
(1) (after a noun (+ の)) (depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); (adverb) (2) (at sentence end) what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...? |
子供騒げば雨が降る see styles |
kodomosawagebaamegafuru / kodomosawagebamegafuru こどもさわげばあめがふる |
(exp,v5r) (proverb) (traditional belief) if the kids make a racket outside, there will be rain |
小洞不堵，大洞受苦 see styles |
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng shòu kǔ xiao3 dong4 bu4 du3 , da4 dong4 shou4 ku3 hsiao tung pu tu , ta tung shou k`u hsiao tung pu tu , ta tung shou ku |
A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine. |
小洞不堵，大洞吃苦 see styles |
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng chī kǔ xiao3 dong4 bu4 du3 , da4 dong4 chi1 ku3 hsiao tung pu tu , ta tung ch`ih k`u hsiao tung pu tu , ta tung chih ku |
lit. a small hole not plugged will give you grief when it gets bigger (idiom); fig. a stitch in time saves nine |
小洞不堵，大洞難補 小洞不堵，大洞难补 see styles |
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng nán bǔ xiao3 dong4 bu4 du3 , da4 dong4 nan2 bu3 hsiao tung pu tu , ta tung nan pu |
If you don't plug the small hole, the big hole will be hard to repair (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine. |
尺有所短，寸有所長 尺有所短，寸有所长 see styles |
chǐ yǒu suǒ duǎn , cùn yǒu suǒ cháng chi3 you3 suo3 duan3 , cun4 you3 suo3 chang2 ch`ih yu so tuan , ts`un yu so ch`ang chih yu so tuan , tsun yu so chang |
lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (proverb); fig. everyone has their strong and weak points; everything has its advantages and disadvantages |
德不配位，必有災殃 德不配位，必有灾殃 see styles |
dé bù pèi wèi , bì yǒu zāi yāng de2 bu4 pei4 wei4 , bi4 you3 zai1 yang1 te pu p`ei wei , pi yu tsai yang te pu pei wei , pi yu tsai yang |
calamity will befall those whose moral standards are not in keeping with their social status |
思う念力岩をも徹す see styles |
omounenrikiiwaomotoosu / omonenrikiwaomotoosu おもうねんりきいわをもとおす |
(expression) (proverb) Where there is a will, there is a way |
思う念力岩をも通す see styles |
omounenrikiiwaomotoosu / omonenrikiwaomotoosu おもうねんりきいわをもとおす |
(expression) (proverb) Where there is a will, there is a way |
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shii / shi しい |
arbitrariness; self-will; whim |
悪い事は出来ぬもの see styles |
waruikotohadekinumono わるいことはできぬもの |
(expression) (proverb) (archaism) murder will out |
打蛇不死，後患無窮 打蛇不死，后患无穷 see styles |
dǎ shé bù sǐ , hòu huàn wú qióng da3 she2 bu4 si3 , hou4 huan4 wu2 qiong2 ta she pu ssu , hou huan wu ch`iung ta she pu ssu , hou huan wu chiung |
(idiom) if you beat the snake without killing it, endless evils will ensue |
指揮有方，人人樂從 指挥有方，人人乐从 see styles |
zhǐ huī yǒu fāng , rén rén lè cóng zhi3 hui1 you3 fang1 , ren2 ren2 le4 cong2 chih hui yu fang , jen jen le ts`ung chih hui yu fang , jen jen le tsung |
Command right and you will be obeyed cheerfully. (idiom) |
捨不得孩子套不住狼 舍不得孩子套不住狼 see styles |
shě bù de hái zi tào bù zhù láng she3 bu4 de5 hai2 zi5 tao4 bu4 zhu4 lang2 she pu te hai tzu t`ao pu chu lang she pu te hai tzu tao pu chu lang |
one who is not prepared to risk his child will never catch the wolf (proverb); (fig.) one who is unwilling to take risks will not achieve great things |
水清ければ魚棲まず see styles |
mizukiyokerebauosumazu みずきよければうおすまず |
(expression) (proverb) the morally upright have a hard time making friends; fish will not live in water that is (too) clean |
波羅尼密婆舍跋提天 波罗尼密婆舍跋提天 see styles |
bō luó ní mì pó shè bá tí tiān bo1 luo2 ni2 mi4 po2 she4 ba2 ti2 tian1 po lo ni mi p`o she pa t`i t`ien po lo ni mi po she pa ti tien haranimitsubashahadaiten |
Paranirmita-vaśavartin, 'obedient to the will of those who are transformed by others,' M. W.; v. 他化自在天. |
知己知彼，百戰不殆 知己知彼，百战不殆 see styles |
zhī jǐ zhī bǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài zhi1 ji3 zhi1 bi3 , bai3 zhan4 bu4 dai4 chih chi chih pi , pai chan pu tai |
know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3]) |
知彼知己，百戰不殆 知彼知己，百战不殆 see styles |
zhī bǐ zhī jǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài zhi1 bi3 zhi1 ji3 , bai3 zhan4 bu4 dai4 chih pi chih chi , pai chan pu tai |
knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War") |
精も根も尽き果てる see styles |
seimokonmotsukihateru / semokonmotsukihateru せいもこんもつきはてる |
(exp,v1) to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on) |
精も魂も尽き果てる see styles |
seimokonmotsukihateru / semokonmotsukihateru せいもこんもつきはてる |
(irregular kanji usage) (exp,v1) to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on) |
老天爺餓不死瞎家雀 老天爷饿不死瞎家雀 see styles |
lǎo tiān yé è bù sǐ xiā jiā què lao3 tian1 ye2 e4 bu4 si3 xia1 jia1 que4 lao t`ien yeh o pu ssu hsia chia ch`üeh lao tien yeh o pu ssu hsia chia chüeh |
lit. heaven won't let the sparrows go hungry (idiom); fig. don't give up hope; if you tough it out, there will be light at the end of the tunnel |
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koyashi こやし |
(1) manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer; (2) something that will help one develop in the future |
舊的不去，新的不來 旧的不去，新的不来 see styles |
jiù de bù qù , xīn de bù lái jiu4 de5 bu4 qu4 , xin1 de5 bu4 lai2 chiu te pu ch`ü , hsin te pu lai chiu te pu chü , hsin te pu lai |
lit. If the old doesn't go, the new will not come.; You can't make progress by clinging to old notions. |
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toushimanman / toshimanman とうしまんまん |
(adj-no,adj-t,adv-to) (yoji) brimming with fighting spirit; being strong in the will to fight; burning with combativeness |
陰陽師身の上知らず see styles |
onyoujiminoueshirazu / onyojiminoeshirazu おんようじみのうえしらず |
(expression) (proverb) people don't know themselves as well as they know others; even if you know what will happen to others, you don't know what will happen to yourself; a fortune teller can't tell their own future |
魚心あれば水心あり see styles |
uogokoroarebamizugokoroari うおごころあればみずごころあり |
(expression) (proverb) (See 魚心あれば水心) kindness begets kindness; you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours; if a fish is kind to the water, the water will be kind to the fish |
魚心有れば水心有り see styles |
uokokoroarebamizukokoroari うおこころあればみずこころあり |
(expression) (idiom) if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor; if a fish is friendly toward water, water will be kind to the fish too; you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours |
エンディング・ノート see styles |
endingu nooto エンディング・ノート |
booklet constituting an informal living will (containing wishes regarding one's hospitalization or funeral, and perhaps one's life story, messages to loved ones, etc.) (wasei: ending note) |
ホイッパーウィル夜鷹 see styles |
hoippaairuyotaka / hoippairuyotaka ホイッパーウィルよたか |
(kana only) whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus); whippoorwill |
一寸の虫にも五分の魂 see styles |
issunnomushinimogobunotamashii / issunnomushinimogobunotamashi いっすんのむしにもごぶのたましい |
(expression) (proverb) tread on a worm and it will turn; even a tiny bug will defend itself; even the weakest and smallest beings have their own wills, so do not make light of them |
二度ある事は三度ある see styles |
nidoarukotohasandoaru にどあることはさんどある |
(expression) (idiom) What happens twice will happen thrice |
先のことは分からない see styles |
sakinokotohawakaranai さきのことはわからない |
(exp,adj-i) (proverb) one never knows (what will happen); there's no telling (what the future holds) |
嘘つきは泥棒の始まり see styles |
usotsukihadorobounohajimari / usotsukihadorobonohajimari うそつきはどろぼうのはじまり |
(expression) (idiom) Show me a liar, and I will show you a thief |
嘘吐きは泥棒の始まり see styles |
usotsukihadorobounohajimari / usotsukihadorobonohajimari うそつきはどろぼうのはじまり |
(expression) (idiom) Show me a liar, and I will show you a thief |
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koe こえ |
(1) voice; (2) singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); hoot; (3) voice; opinion (as expressed in words); view; wish; attitude; will; (4) sound; (5) (usu. as ~の声を聞く) sense (of something's arrival); feeling; (6) {ling} voice; voiced sound |
好きこそ物の上手なれ see styles |
sukikosomononojouzunare / sukikosomononojozunare すきこそもののじょうずなれ |
(expression) (idiom) What one likes, one will do well; You become good at what you like doing |
子供の喧嘩に親が出る see styles |
kodomonokenkanioyagaderu こどものけんかにおやがでる |
(exp,v1) (proverb) when kids get in a fight, their parents come to their aid; yelping curs will raise mastiffs |
待てば甘露の日和あり see styles |
matebakanronohiyoriari まてばかんろのひよりあり |
(expression) (proverb) good things come to those who wait; if you wait, there will come a fine day of nectar (falling from the sky) |
後は野となれ山となれ see styles |
atohanotonareyamatonare あとはのとなれやまとなれ |
(expression) (proverb) I don't care what follows; the future will take care of itself |
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inomamani いのままに |
(exp,adv) at will |
明日は明日の風が吹く see styles |
ashitahaashitanokazegafuku; asuhaasunokazegafuku / ashitahashitanokazegafuku; asuhasunokazegafuku あしたはあしたのかぜがふく; あすはあすのかぜがふく |
(exp,v5k) (proverb) tomorrow will take care of itself; let the morn come and the meat with it; tomorrow, the winds of tomorrow will blow |
朱に交われば赤くなる see styles |
shunimajiwarebaakakunaru / shunimajiwarebakakunaru しゅにまじわればあかくなる |
(exp,v5r) (proverb) people will take on the characteristics of those who surround them; spend time with the wise and you will become wise, but the friends of fools will suffer; when mixing with vermillion, one becomes red |
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ki き |
(1) (See 気が大きい) spirit; mind; heart; (2) (See 気が短い) nature; disposition; (3) (oft. after a verb) (See やる気,気がない・1) intention; mind; will; motivation; (4) (See 気が変わる,気が重い) mood; feelings; (5) (See 気を失う) consciousness; (6) (See 気をつかう) care; attention; consideration; worry; (7) (See 気を引く・1) interest; (8) (the) air; atmosphere; (9) ambience; atmosphere (of); air (of); mood; (10) fragrance; aroma; flavour; taste; (11) qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine); chi; ki |
溺れる者は藁をも掴む see styles |
oborerumonohawaraomotsukamu おぼれるものはわらをもつかむ |
(expression) (proverb) A drowning man will catch at a straw |
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kudakeru くだける |
(v1,vi) (1) to break (into pieces); to be broken; to be smashed; (v1,vi) (2) to collapse; to crumble; to decline; to cool (e.g. enthusiasm); to dampen (e.g. one's will to fight); (v1,vi) (3) (See くだけた・2) to become less formal; to throw off reserve; to become affable; (v1,vi) (4) (See くだけた・1) to become easy to understand (e.g. a story); (v1,vi) (5) to be worried |
秋茄子は嫁に食わすな see styles |
akinasuhayomenikuwasuna あきなすはよめにくわすな |
(expression) (proverb) don't feed autumn eggplant to your wife (because they're too delicious, because they'll give her the chills, or because their lack of seeds will reduce her fertility) |
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tsunahiki つなひき |
(1) tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); (2) forward puller (of a rickshaw) |
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jibunkatte; jibungatte(自分勝手) じぶんかって; じぶんがって(自分勝手) |
(noun or adjectival noun) (yoji) selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases; one's own free will |
蟻の穴から堤も崩れる see styles |
arinoanakaratsutsumimokuzureru ありのあなからつつみもくずれる |
(exp,v1) (proverb) a small leak will sink a great ship |
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atotorimusuko あととりむすこ |
son and heir; son who will succeed one |
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tetsu てつ |
(1) iron (Fe); (2) (See 鋼・1) steel; (adj-no,n) (3) iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); (n,n-suf,n-pref) (4) (abbreviation) (See 鉄道) railway; (suffix noun) (5) (colloquialism) railway enthusiast |
うそつきは泥棒の始まり see styles |
usotsukihadorobounohajimari / usotsukihadorobonohajimari うそつきはどろぼうのはじまり |
(expression) (idiom) Show me a liar, and I will show you a thief |
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janmake(jan負ke); janmake(jan負ke) ジャンまけ(ジャン負け); じゃんまけ(じゃん負け) |
(See じゃんけん) playing rock-paper-scissors to decide who will carry out a task |
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tsukegamawaru(tsukega回ru); tsukegamawaru(付kega回ru) ツケがまわる(ツケが回る); つけがまわる(付けが回る) |
(exp,v5r) (kana only) (idiom) (See ツケが回って来る・ツケがまわってくる) you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping |
ホイッパーウィルヨタカ see styles |
hoippaairuyotaka / hoippairuyotaka ホイッパーウィルヨタカ |
(kana only) whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus); whippoorwill |
ホイップアーウイル夜鷹 see styles |
hoippuaauiruyotaka / hoippuauiruyotaka ホイップアーウイルよたか |
(kana only) whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus); whippoorwill |
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monodesuka; mondesuka ものですか; もんですか |
(expression) (feminine speech) (See ものか) as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will") |
二度あることは三度ある see styles |
nidoarukotohasandoaru にどあることはさんどある |
(expression) (idiom) What happens twice will happen thrice |
人の口に戸は立てられず see styles |
hitonokuchinitohataterarezu ひとのくちにとはたてられず |
(expression) (idiom) people will talk |
働かざる者食うべからず see styles |
hatarakazarumonokuubekarazu / hatarakazarumonokubekarazu はたらかざるものくうべからず |
(expression) if man will not work, he shall not eat |
匹夫も志を奪うべからず see styles |
hippumokokorozashioubaubekarazu / hippumokokorozashiobaubekarazu ひっぷもこころざしをうばうべからず |
(expression) (proverb) one cannot shake the will of even the lowliest man; a person's will should be respected; even a menial deserves his convictions |
千丈の堤も蟻の一穴より see styles |
senjounotsutsumimoarinoikketsuyori / senjonotsutsumimoarinoikketsuyori せんじょうのつつみもありのいっけつより |
(expression) (idiom) A little leak will sink a great ship |
名の無い星は宵から出る see styles |
nanonaihoshihayoikaraderu なのないほしはよいからでる |
(exp,v1) (proverb) the worst goes foremost; those one eagerly await will not arrive first |
嘘つきは泥棒のはじまり see styles |
usotsukihadorobounohajimari / usotsukihadorobonohajimari うそつきはどろぼうのはじまり |
(expression) (idiom) Show me a liar, and I will show you a thief |
天下無難事，只怕有心人 天下无难事，只怕有心人 see styles |
tiān xià wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén tian1 xia4 wu2 nan2 shi4 , zhi3 pa4 you3 xin1 ren2 t`ien hsia wu nan shih , chih p`a yu hsin jen tien hsia wu nan shih , chih pa yu hsin jen |
lit. there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom); fig. persistence will overcome |
好きこそものの上手なれ see styles |
sukikosomononojouzunare / sukikosomononojozunare すきこそもののじょうずなれ |
(expression) (idiom) What one likes, one will do well; You become good at what you like doing |
常在河邊走，哪有不濕鞋 常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋 see styles |
cháng zài hé biān zǒu , nǎ yǒu bù shī xié chang2 zai4 he2 bian1 zou3 , na3 you3 bu4 shi1 xie2 ch`ang tsai ho pien tsou , na yu pu shih hsieh chang tsai ho pien tsou , na yu pu shih hsieh |
a person who regularly walks by the river cannot avoid getting their shoes wet (proverb); (fig.) it comes with the territory (e.g. a person with the power to grant favors will inevitably succumb to temptation and take a bribe) |
徳は孤ならず必ず隣あり see styles |
tokuhakonarazukanarazutonariari とくはこならずかならずとなりあり |
(expression) (proverb) (from The Analects of Confucius) the virtuous man will not long remain lonely |
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kitsunebi きつねび |
pale fiery light seen in fields and mountains at night; will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus; elf-fire; fen-fire |
百勝難慮敵，三折乃良醫 百胜难虑敌，三折乃良医 see styles |
bǎi shèng nán lǜ dí , sān zhé nǎi liáng yī bai3 sheng4 nan2 lu:4 di2 , san1 zhe2 nai3 liang2 yi1 pai sheng nan lü ti , san che nai liang i |
(a line from a poem by the Tang poet Liu Yuxi 劉禹錫|刘禹锡[Liu2 Yu3 xi1]) one gains very little insight into one's enemy from a hundred victories, but he who breaks his arm three times will be a good doctor; (fig.) one learns more from one's failures than from one's successes |
石が流れて木の葉が沈む see styles |
ishiganagaretekonohagashizumu いしがながれてこのはがしずむ |
(exp,v5m) (proverb) (rare) there are exceptions to every rule; rocks will flow and leaves will sink |
終わりよければ全てよし see styles |
owariyokerebasubeteyoshi おわりよければすべてよし |
(expression) (1) all is well that ends well; it will all come good in the end; (2) All's Well That Ends Well (play by Shakespeare); (wk) All's Well That Ends Well (play by Shakespeare) |
終わり良ければ全て良し see styles |
owariyokerebasubeteyoshi おわりよければすべてよし |
(expression) (1) all is well that ends well; it will all come good in the end; (2) All's Well That Ends Well (play by Shakespeare); (wk) All's Well That Ends Well (play by Shakespeare) |
終わり良ければ総て良し see styles |
owariyokerebasubeteyoshi おわりよければすべてよし |
(expression) (1) all is well that ends well; it will all come good in the end; (2) All's Well That Ends Well (play by Shakespeare) |
船頭多くして船山に上る see styles |
sendouookushitefuneyamaninoboru / sendoookushitefuneyamaninoboru せんどうおおくしてふねやまにのぼる |
(expression) too many cooks spoil the broth; too many captains will steer the ship up a mountain |
船頭多くして船山に登る see styles |
sendouookushitefuneyamaninoboru / sendoookushitefuneyamaninoboru せんどうおおくしてふねやまにのぼる |
(expression) too many cooks spoil the broth; too many captains will steer the ship up a mountain |
若要人不知，除非己莫為 若要人不知，除非己莫为 see styles |
ruò yào rén bù zhī , chú fēi jǐ mò wéi ruo4 yao4 ren2 bu4 zhi1 , chu2 fei1 ji3 mo4 wei2 jo yao jen pu chih , ch`u fei chi mo wei jo yao jen pu chih , chu fei chi mo wei |
If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it. |
落ち武者は薄の穂に怖ず see styles |
ochimushahasusukinohoniozu おちむしゃはすすきのほにおず |
(expression) (proverb) when you are in a state of fear, the smallest thing will startle you; a fleeing soldier takes fright even from a head of silver grass |
金の切れ目が縁の切れ目 see styles |
kanenokiremegaennokireme かねのきれめがえんのきれめ |
(expression) (proverb) relationships (formed by wealth) will end when the money ends |
飯後一支煙，賽過活神仙 饭后一支烟，赛过活神仙 see styles |
fàn hòu yī zhī yān , sài guò huó shén xiān fan4 hou4 yi1 zhi1 yan1 , sai4 guo4 huo2 shen2 xian1 fan hou i chih yen , sai kuo huo shen hsien |
have a smoke after each meal and you will surpass the immortals (proverb) |
飯後百步走，活到九十九 饭后百步走，活到九十九 see styles |
fàn hòu bǎi bù zǒu , huó dào jiǔ shí jiǔ fan4 hou4 bai3 bu4 zou3 , huo2 dao4 jiu3 shi2 jiu3 fan hou pai pu tsou , huo tao chiu shih chiu |
walk a hundred steps after each meal and you will live a long life (proverb) |
おぼれる者は藁をもつかむ see styles |
oborerumonohawaraomotsukamu おぼれるものはわらをもつかむ |
(expression) (proverb) A drowning man will catch at a straw |
ホイップアーウイルヨタカ see styles |
hoippuaauiruyotaka / hoippuauiruyotaka ホイップアーウイルヨタカ |
(kana only) whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus); whippoorwill |
わたし、定時で帰ります。 see styles |
watashi、teijidekaerimasu。 / watashi、tejidekaerimasu。 わたし、ていじでかえります。 |
(work) I Will Not Work Overtime, Period! (TV drama); (wk) I Will Not Work Overtime, Period! (TV drama) |
一円を笑う者は一円に泣く see styles |
ichienowaraumonohaichienninaku いちえんをわらうものはいちえんになく |
(exp,v5k) (proverb) take care of the penny; he who makes fun of one yen will cry at one yen |
一葉落ちて天下の秋を知る see styles |
ichiyouochitetenkanoakioshiru / ichiyoochitetenkanoakioshiru いちようおちててんかのあきをしる |
(exp,v5r) (proverb) a straw will show which way the wind blows; a falling leaf shows that autumn has come |
一銭を笑う者は一銭に泣く see styles |
issenowaraumonohaissenninaku いっせんをわらうものはいっせんになく |
(exp,v5k) (proverb) (See 一円を笑う者は一円に泣く,一銭) take care of the penny; he who makes fun of one sen will cry at one sen |
世間の口に戸は立てられぬ see styles |
sekennokuchinitohataterarenu せけんのくちにとはたてられぬ |
(expression) (proverb) (See 人の口に戸は立てられず) people will talk |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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