Kotowaza proverbs

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kotowaza ことわざ - 諺 proverbs and sayings


some deal with paradise, some with hell.

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gokuraku no kotowaza　極楽のことわざ　idioms about Paradise

kiite gokuraku mite jigoku 聞いて極楽見て地獄
The story sounds like Paradise, but in reality it is hell.

Fame is a liar.（世評は嘘つき）
Imagination goes a long way.（聞くと見るとは大違い）
A paradise on hearsay, a hell at sight.（聞いた話は天国で、見たものは地獄だ）


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uso o tsuku to Enma-O ni shita o nukareru 嘘をつくと閻魔様に舌を抜かれる
嘘を言うと閻魔様に舌を抜かれる
If you tell a lie, King Emma of Hell will pull your tongue out.


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uso tsuitara hari senbon nomasu　　うそついたらハリセンボン飲ます
If you tell a lie, you have to drink 1000 needles.


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warusa o shitara jigoku ni ochiru 悪さをしたら地獄に落ちるぞ
If you behave badly, you will fall into hell.

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gongo doodan 言語道断 atrocious, outrageous
『維摩経ゆいまきょう』阿閦仏品あしゅくぶつぼん
「言語」は言葉に出して表すこと。
「道断」は言うことが断たれること。「道」は口で言うこと。また、「言語の道が断たれる」意ともいう。

Japanese Buddhist phrase.It means
“the path of words has been cut.”

“beyond words”"I am dumbstruck”


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