JLPT N1Proverbs
愚公山を移す
- Meaning
- どんな困難な事も根気よく続ければ成し遂げられる
- Explanation
- From the old tale of an old man who keeps tearing down a mountain, it teaches that any great undertaking can surely be accomplished if one perseveres with patient effort. Misled by the name "愚公" (literally "foolish old man"), people tend to pick c1 or c3, which speak of recklessness or failure, but what is praised is indomitable persistence.
Original Japanese explanation
老人が山を崩し続ける故事から、どんな大事業も根気強く努力を続ければ必ず成し遂げられるという教え。「愚公」という名に惑わされて無謀さや失敗を説く c1・c3 を選びがちですが、賞賛されるのは不屈の継続力です。
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