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ななころびやおき
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nanakorobiyaoki
ななころびやおき
慣用句
慣用句 (kan'yōku) — idiomatic phrase. A fixed expression whose meaning is not deducible from the individual words, similar to English idioms like “spill the beans” or “break the ice.”
Tier 0 · most common
Literal
fall down seven times, get up eight
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Figurative
not giving up
Meanings
- not giving up
- keeping at it until one succeeds
- falling seven times, getting up eight
- the vicissitudes of life
- the ups and downs of life