There are 15 total results for your Old Proverb search.
| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
古言 see styles |
kogen こげん |
obsolete word; old proverb |
古諺 古谚 see styles |
gǔ yàn gu3 yan4 ku yen kogen こげん |
ancient proverb; old saying obsolete word; old proverb |
腐っても鯛 see styles |
kusattemotai くさってもたい |
(expression) (proverb) a diamond on a dunghill is still a diamond; quality is quality; an old eagle is better than a young crow; even if it's rotten, it's still sea bream |
八十の手習い see styles |
hachijuunotenarai / hachijunotenarai はちじゅうのてならい |
(expression) (proverb) you're never too old to learn |
六十の三つ子 see styles |
rokujuunomitsugo / rokujunomitsugo ろくじゅうのみつご |
(expression) (proverb) an old man is twice a child |
古川に水絶えず see styles |
furukawanimizutaezu ふるかわにみずたえず |
(expression) (proverb) a strong foundation can withstand any storm; an old river does not run out of water |
老いては子に従え see styles |
oitehakonishitagae おいてはこにしたがえ |
(expression) (proverb) be guided by your children when you are old |
樹高千丈，葉落歸根 树高千丈，叶落归根 see styles |
shù gāo qiān zhàng , yè luò guī gēn shu4 gao1 qian1 zhang4 , ye4 luo4 gui1 gen1 shu kao ch`ien chang , yeh lo kuei ken shu kao chien chang , yeh lo kuei ken |
fig. a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots (proverb); fig. everything has its ancestral home; in old age, an expatriate returns home |
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onnahasangainiienashi / onnahasangainienashi おんなはさんがいにいえなし |
(expression) (proverb) a woman has no home of her own in this world (because she has to obey her parents when she is young, her husband when she gets married, and her children when she is old) |
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onnasangainiienashi / onnasangainienashi おんなさんがいにいえなし |
(expression) (proverb) a woman has no home of her own in this world (because she has to obey her parents when she is young, her husband when she gets married, and her children when she is old) |
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oitaruumahamichiowasurezu / oitarumahamichiowasurezu おいたるうまはみちをわすれず |
(expression) (proverb) (from the Han Feizi) trust the judgement of the experienced; an old horse won't forget the way |
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kirinmooinurebadobaniotoru きりんもおいぬればどばにおとる |
(exp,v5r) (proverb) even an outstanding person becomes inferior when getting old |
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wakaitokinokurouhakoutemoseyo / wakaitokinokurohakotemoseyo わかいときのくろうはこうてもせよ |
(expression) (proverb) spare no effort while you are young; heavy work in youth is quiet rest in old age |
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wakaitokinokurouhakattemoseyo / wakaitokinokurohakattemoseyo わかいときのくろうはかってもせよ |
(expression) (proverb) spare no effort while you are young; heavy work in youth is quiet rest in old age |
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shounenoiyasukugakunarigatashi / shonenoiyasukugakunarigatashi しょうねんおいやすくがくなりがたし |
(expression) (proverb) study hard while you are young; boys grow old easily but getting learned is harder |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House
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