Hungry Samurai sticks toothpick out of his mouth.
Japanese translation: 武士は食わねど高楊枝
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| 5 | 武士は食わねど高楊枝 |
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| 4 | One must put on a brave display even in adversity. |
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| 4 | Too proud to beg |
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| 3 | Better go to bed supperless than rise in debt |
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| hungry samurai sticks toothpick out of his mouth. 武士は食わねど高楊枝 Explanation: There is maximum held in Japan: 武士は食わねど高楊枝(Bushi-Wa Kuwanedo Takayohji) A samurai puts honor and pride above anything else. A samurai, even when starving acts as if his stomach is full. Maximum: One must put on a brave display even in adversity. Referred to: EIJIRO |
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| hungry samurai sticks toothpick out of his mouth. Better go to bed supperless than rise in debt Explanation: I know you want answers from native speakers of English, but I couldn't help but search the internet for answers to your very interesting question. I found "Better go to bed supperless than rise in debt" in the first website (also in http://www.kikkoman.co.jp/homecook/chie/kotowaza/yu.html), and I also found "A proud heart in a poor breast has sorrows in life" in the second website below, though I didn't find many other examples.There was a different version that goes "A proud heart in a poor breast gives its owner little rest", too. I've never heard these proverbs and am curious to know what native speakers think. Also, when I did a search on the second one using the search terms "proud heart" and "poor breast", I found some websites on Scottish proverbs. Does it come from Scotland? Does anybody know? One thing I noticed about the two proverbs is that both seem to clearly say that being too proud is bad, whereas the Japanese proverb does not necessarily say so; it kind of makes fun of a person who is too proud. Reference: http://www.hi-ho.ne.jp/~asawa/proverb.htm Reference: http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Renge/3564/geodiary.htm... |
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| hungry samurai sticks toothpick out of his mouth. One must put on a brave display even in adversity. Explanation: On the following reference page, you can find these three similar phrases: 1) One must put on a brave display even in adversity. 2) Better go to bed supperless than rise in debt. 3) It is better to go to bed supperless than to rise in debt. Reference: http://www.geocities.co.jp/Bookend/5434/kotoba/ha/busitaka.h... |
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| hungry samurai sticks toothpick out of his mouth. Too proud to beg Explanation: 朝目覚めてこのフレーズが浮かびました。日常会話にも自然に使われるフレーズです。逆に"Ain't too proud to beg"なんて歌もありましたね。ちなみに"put on a brave display even in adversity"をGoogleすると日本語のサイト4件が見つかるだけですが（つまり、意味は通じても実際の英語圏ではcurrencyがない）"too proud to beg"は20,900件ありました。遅ればせながら、ご参考になれば、と思いまして。 |
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