Re:Shoshikantetsu
by nullsense on Thursday March 16, 2023 @04:14AM
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I always joke with my wife that my favorite yojijukugo are 問題解決 and 安全第一 which are literally just "problem solving" and "safety first" haha.
My favorite actual yojijukugo is 点滴穿石 which water dripping on a stone in the same spot slowly wears it away, which just means if you keep doing what you're doing you will eventually make some noticeable progress in the long run.
Re:Shoshikantetsu
by artemavv on Thursday March 16, 2023 @06:37AM
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Russian language has an idiom similar to 点滴穿石 - "капля камень точит", literally "a drip grinds a stone", i.e. small but persistent effort eventually overpowers even the most hardy obstacles
Re:Shoshikantetsu
by cbertoldi on Thursday March 16, 2023 @11:16AM
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I'd bet that many languages have this idiom. I know it in Latin, Italian and German:
- gutta cavat lapidem
- la goccia scava la pietra
- steter Tropfen höhlt den Stein
My favorite actual yojijukugo is 点滴穿石 which water dripping on a stone in the same spot slowly wears it away, which just means if you keep doing what you're doing you will eventually make some noticeable progress in the long run.