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郷ごうに入いれば郷ごうに従したがえ

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ごうにいればごうにしたがえ
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Meaning
    1. when in Rome, do as the Romans do
      See also: 郷に入っては郷に従え (ごうにいってはごうにしたがえ)
Kanji
郷 キョウ home town, village, native place 入 ニュウ enter, insert 郷 キョウ home town, village, native place 従 ジュウ accompany, obey, submit to
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捨すてる神かみあれば拾ひろう神かみあり

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すてるかみあればひろうかみあり
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Meaning
    1. when one door is shut, another is open; the world is as kind as it is cruel; there are gods that will abandon you and there are gods that will pick you up
Kanji
捨 シャ discard, throw away, abandon 神 シン gods, mind, soul 拾 シュウ pick up, gather, find 神 シン gods, mind, soul
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弱よわり目めに祟たたり目め

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よわりめにたたりめ
Meaning
    1. misfortunes never come singly; when it rains, it pours; adding insult to injury
      駐禁ちゅうきんで切符きっぷを切きられた直後ちょくごにＵターン禁止きんしでつかまった。運うんが悪わるいというか、弱よわり目めに祟たたり目めというか。
      It wasn't my lucky day. First, I got a parking ticket and then things went from bad to worse when I got pulled over for making a U-turn.
Kanji
弱 ジャク weak, frail 目 モク eye, class, look 祟 スイ curse, haunt 目 モク eye, class, look
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両雄並りょうゆうならび立たたず

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りょうゆうならびたたず
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Meaning
    1. if two ride upon a horse, one must sit behind; when Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war; two great rivals cannot coexist
Kanji
両 リョウ both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train) 雄 ユウ masculine, male, hero 並 ヘイ row, and, besides 立 リツ stand up, rise, set up
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隗かいより始はじめよ

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かいよりはじめよ
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Meaning
    1. ①
      start with the first step; when embarking on a great project, start with immediate steps
    2. ②
      he who first suggests it should be the first to do it
Kanji
隗 カイ high, steep 始 シ commence, begin
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狡兎死こうとしして走狗烹そうくにらる

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こうとししてそうくにらる
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Meaning
    1. when the enemy is defeated, the victorious soldiers can be killed off; when the nimble rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked
Kanji
狡 コウ cunning, sly, crafty 兎 ト rabbit, hare 死 シ death, die 走 ソウ run 狗 ク puppy, dog 烹 ホウ boil, cook
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