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Proverbs

Resembling But Not Being Thing: Japanese Proverb Meaning

Original Japanese: 似て非なるもの (Nite hi naru mono)Literal meaning: Resembling but not being thingCultural context: This prov...
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Color Is Emptiness, Emptiness Is Color: Japanese Proverb Meaning

Original Japanese: 色即是空、空即是色 (Shiki soku ze kū, kū soku ze shiki)Literal meaning: Color is emptiness, emptiness is color...
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Crow Head Becomes White And Horse Grows Horns: Japanese Proverb Meaning

Original Japanese: 烏頭白くして馬角を生ず (Utō shiroku shite uma tsuno wo shōzu.)Literal meaning: Crow head becomes white and horse...
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Exception Without Rule Does Not Exist: Japanese Proverb Meaning

Original Japanese: 例外のない規則はない (Reigai no nai kisoku wa nai)Literal meaning: Exception without rule does not existCultura...
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Heaven Does Not Kill People: Japanese Proverb Meaning

Original Japanese: 天道人を殺さず (Tendou hito wo korosazu)Literal meaning: Heaven does not kill peopleCultural context: This p...
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Heaven Does Not Create People Above People, Does Not Create People Below People: Japanese Proverb Meaning

Original Japanese: 天は人の上に人を造らず、人の下に人を造らず (Ten ha Nin no Ueni Nin wo Tsukura Zu , Nin no Shitani Nin wo Tsukura Zu)Litera...
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Heaven Above Heaven Below Only I Alone Honored: Japanese Proverb Meaning

Original Japanese: 天上天下唯我独尊 (Tenjoutenka Yuigadokuson)Literal meaning: Heaven above heaven below only I alone honoredCul...
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Three Year Old’s Soul Until Hundred: Japanese Proverb Meaning

Original Japanese: 三つ子の魂百まで (Mittsu Ko no Tamashii Hyaku Made)Literal meaning: Three year old's soul until hundredCultur...
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Country Destroyed And Mountains Rivers Exist: Japanese Proverb Meaning

Original Japanese: 国破れて山河あり (Kuni Yabure Te Sanga Ari)Literal meaning: Country destroyed and mountains rivers existCultu...