JLPT N3Proverbs
鬼に金棒
- Meaning
- 強い者がさらに強力なものを得て、いっそう強くなる
- Explanation
- "鬼に金棒" expresses that, just as an already strong oni (demon) becomes even stronger when it holds an iron club, a strong person becomes even stronger by adding more power. Unlike c2's "a weak person becomes strong," it means an already strong person becoming even stronger.
Original Japanese explanation
「鬼に金棒」は、ただでさえ強い鬼が金棒を持つと、もっと強くなるように、強い者がさらに力を加えていっそう強くなることを表します。c2 の「弱い者が強くなる」とは違い、もともと強い者がより強くなる意味です。
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