{"id":70278,"date":"2014-08-27T09:47:41","date_gmt":"2014-08-27T09:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/insight\/japanese-phrases-part-four\/"},"modified":"2014-08-27T09:47:41","modified_gmt":"2014-08-27T09:47:41","slug":"japanese-phrases-part-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/us\/insight\/japanese-phrases-part-four\/","title":{"rendered":"Pots, kettles and posteriors – Japanese phrases, part four"},"content":{"rendered":"

For this edition of my Japanese phrase series, I\u2019m going to go over some expressions that you\u2019re probably more familiar with.
\nAs the saying goes, people who live in glass houses shouldn\u2019t throw stones. That\u2019s the pot calling the kettle black, isn\u2019t it? There, I\u2019ve covered two sayings in one. The Japanese version of both of these is \u2018saru no shiriwarai\u2019 (\u30b5\u30eb\u306e\u5c3b\u7b11\u3044) \u2013 \u2018a monkey\u2019s laughing butt\u2019.
\nIf \u2018too many cooks spoil the broth\u2019 here, then in Japan you\u2019ll find that \u2018too many captains will steer a ship into a mountain\u2019. I suppose \u2018sendou ooku shite fune yama ni noboru\u2019 applies because of the legendary Mt. Fuji, but I can\u2019t imagine Bear Grylls commandeering a dinghy up Ben Nevis.
\n(\u8239\u982d\u591a\u304f\u3057\u3066\u8239\u5c71\u306b\u767b\u308b)
\nThere are, however, some phrases that are pretty much universal:
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A rolling stone gathers no moss (\u8ee2\u3052\u308b\u77f3\u306b\u306f\u96d1\u8349\u306f\u7121\u3044)
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To kill two birds with one stone (\u4e00\u77f3\u4e8c\u9ce5)
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Time is money (\u6642\u9593\u306f\u91d1)
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You can\u2019t see the wood for the trees\u00a0 (\u6728\u3092\u898b\u3066\u68ee\u3092\u898b\u305a)
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The blind leading the blind (\u76f2\u4eba\u304c\u76f2\u4eba\u3092\u5c0e\u304f)
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You can take a horse to water but you can\u2019t make it drink (\u99ac\u3092\u6c34\u8fba\u306b\u5c0e\u304f\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3067\u304d\u308b\u304c\u99ac\u306b\u6c34\u3092\u98f2\u307e\u305b\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3067\u304d\u306a\u3044)
\nThe next part of this series will sadly be our last, but there\u2019s plenty to look forward to as I\u2019ll be ending on everyone\u2019s favourite topic \u2013 cats. Lots and lots of cats…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For this edition of my Japanese phrase series, I\u2019m going to go over some expressions that you\u2019re probably more familiar with. As the saying goes, people who live in glass houses shouldn\u2019t throw stones. That\u2019s the pot calling the kettle black, isn\u2019t it? There, I\u2019ve covered two sayings in one. 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