>> Japanese Sayings <<

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Romaji: Baka mo ichi-gei
Literally: Even a fool has one talent


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Romaji: Juu-nin to-iro
Literally: Ten people, ten colours
Meaning: Everyone has their own tastes; "Different strokes for different folks"


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Romaji: Neko ni koban
Literally: A coin to a cat
Meaning: "Pearls before swine" - don't offer things to people who are incapable of appreciating them.


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Romaji: Ame futte ji katamaru
Literally: Rained on ground hardens
Meaning: Adversity builds character


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Romaji: He wo hitte, shiri tsubome
Literally: Breaking wind, closing buttocks
Meaning: There's no point in squeezing your buttocks after you have farted; "No use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted"



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Romaji: Fuku sui bon ni kaerazu
Literally: Overturned water doesn't return to the tray
Meaning: What's done is done - "There's no use crying over spilt milk"



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Romaji: Rakka eda ni kaerazu, hakyou futatabi terasazu
Literally: Fallen blossom doesn't return to the branch, a broken mirror can not be made to shine
Meaning: What's done is done - "There's no use crying over spilled milk"


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Romaji: Atama kaku****e, shiri kakusazu
Literally: Cover/hide your head, and not cover your bottom
Meaning: Don't cover your head but expose your bottom - you have to be careful not to expose your weak point while attempting to protect yourself
 
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Re: >> Chinese Sayings <<

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Romaji: Ame futte ji katamaru
Literally: Rained on ground hardens
Meaning: Adversity builds character
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I like that...deep and true.
 
Re: >> Chinese Sayings <<

sis, those are Japanese sayings...not Chinese :D :D
 
^ LoL no I dont know Japanese but the moment I read the transliteration I knew that it was Japanese and not Chinese.........it's a huge difference between those two..

Oh yea, also when I saw the curvy writing I knew it was Japanese
 
Okay shush :-[

My fave:
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Romaji: Fuku sui bon ni kaerazu
Literally: Overturned water doesn't return to the tray
Meaning: What's done is done - "There's no use crying over spilt milk"
 
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^ True say, just go out and but another carton :D Maybe there was something in that milk that would cause you to get ill :D
 
AsSalamOAlaikum WaRehmatuAllah WaBarkatuhu

Wow, these says are are awesome. SubhanAllah!

FiAmaaniAllah
 
Oh huni!!.......how I can thank youuuu
I have been looking for these loooong time ago
I like japanese and I am learning it as well.....thanks thanks thanks.....jazaki allah khair

could please post the source ?

BIG REP FOR YOU.......:)
 
Aww! lol Wa Iyaaki.

It was a random website. I'll try finding it again and PM'ing you the link Insha'Allah
 
Mawaddah said:
^ LoL no I dont know Japanese but the moment I read the transliteration I knew that it was Japanese and not Chinese.........it's a huge difference between those two..

Oh yea, also when I saw the curvy writing I knew it was Japanese
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Yeah...it's obviously Japanese....

Korean alphabets have circles....and Japanese is a lil bit curvy.... which make both writing systems different than Chinese...
 
JσℓιєFℓєυя;1018758 said:
Sorry :hiding: I feel like a retard today :-[
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hey...you need not to be sorry..... I cant differentiate between Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi, Tamil, Malayalam alphabets....:hiding:

the only reason why we Malaysians can differentiate between Chinese, Korean and Japanese languages is because we're exposed to those languages....

heck...we can even differentiate a Japanese, a Korean and a Chinese physically....just by looking at their heights and skin colours...
 
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hey...you need not to be sorry..... I cant differentiate between Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi, Tamil, Malayalam alphabets....:hiding:
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I can :statisfie

the only reason why we Malaysians can differentiate between Chinese, Korean and Japanese languages is because we're exposed to those languages....

heck...we can even differentiate a Japanese, a Korean and a Chinese physically....just by looking at their heights and skin colours...
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Isn't that true now...
 

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