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ばかけむりたかところのぼ
馬鹿と煙は高い所へ上る
1. fools fall easily for flattery; fools and smoke rise to great heightsProverb
バカと煙は高い所へ上る 【ばかとけむりはたかいところへのぼる】
めくらへびお
盲蛇に怖じず
1. fools rush in where angels fear to tread; the blind don't fear snakesSensitive, Proverb
あほうあしもとづか
阿呆の足下使い
1. fools use people to pick up things lying at their own feet; stupidity of using people for small thingsIdiomatic expression, Rare term
こいもうもく
恋は盲目
1. reason ends where love begins; in love, reason takes flight; love is a blind guide; love makes fools of us all; love is blindProverb
めくらへび
盲蛇
1. blind snake (esp. the Brahminy blind snake, Ramphotyphlops braminus); worm snakeUsually written using kana alone
- めくらへび盲ヘビ
- に
- お怖じず 。
めくら蛇 【めくらへび】、メクラヘビ
ばかくすり
馬鹿につける薬はない
1. a born fool is never cured; there is no cure for stupidity; there is no medicine for foolsProverb
バカにつける薬はない 【ばかにつけるくすりはない】
すずめせんこえつるひとこえ
雀の千声鶴の一声
1. the word of a wise man is worth the words of one thousand fools; one thousand chirps of sparrows, one cry of a craneProverb
おどあほうみあほう
踊る阿呆に見る阿呆
1. you're a fool if you dance, and a fool if you just look on; we're all fools, so let's dancefrom the first line of a song sung during the Awa Odori festival
かんげんぐうじんよろこ
甘言は偶人を喜ばす
1. sweet words only please a fool; flattery works on puppets and foolsProverb
あほうはなしぐ
阿呆の話食い
1. an idiot will swallow anything; an idiot will believe anything they hear; fools act without thinkingIdiomatic expression, Rare term
すみそくろ
墨に染まれば黒くなる
1. people are formed by their surroundings; walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble; that which is dyed with ink becomes blackProverb
へたかんがやすに
下手の考え休むに似たり
1. it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at allProverb, See also 下手な考え休むに似たり
あほうさんばいじる
阿呆の三杯汁
1. only a fool with no manners asks for another helping more than once; only fools are gluttonsIdiomatic expression
ばかはさみつか
馬鹿と鋏は使いよう
1. everything comes in handy when used correctly; use the right tools for the right job; fools and (blunt) scissors have to be used in the right wayProverb
しゅまじあか
朱に交われば赤くなる
1. 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 redProverb
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