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| Re: fugu proverb.... |
| 26 Jun 25 14:26:05 |
XPost: sci.lang.japan, fj.sci.lang.japanese, fj.sci.lang XPost: alt.usage.english From: HenHanna@devnull.tb On 6/26/2025 2:19 PM, HenHanna wrote: > On 11/17/2024 7:52 AM, Dimitris Tzortzakakis wrote: >> Hi everyone, how's this proverb please in japanese, I'd like to eat >> fugu and I want to live? meaning of course eating the (in)famous >> pufferfish? (Furigana please. Thanks a lot. also romaji would work. > > > > > Related Japanese Proverb : > A proverb that reflects the risk and reward you’re talking > about (since eating fugu can be dangerous if not prepared properly): > > Japanese: 虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず (こけつ いらずんば こじをえず) > > Romaji: Koketsu ni irazunba koji o ezu > > Translation: If you do not enter the tiger’s den, you cannot get the > tiger’s cub. (Meaning: Nothing ventured, nothing gained.) SH also talks about [tiger cub] > > _____________________________ > There isn’t a set proverb about wanting to eat fugu and wanting to live, > but you could invent a playful saying to fit your idea: > > Japanese: フグを食べたいけど、死にたくない。 > (Fugu o tabetai kedo, shinitakunai.) > > Translation: I want to eat fugu, but I don’t want to die. > --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05 * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2) |
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