{"id":70289,"date":"2014-07-24T15:59:27","date_gmt":"2014-07-24T15:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/insight\/japanese-phrases-part-two\/"},"modified":"2014-07-24T15:59:27","modified_gmt":"2014-07-24T15:59:27","slug":"japanese-phrases-part-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/us\/insight\/japanese-phrases-part-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Goldfish poop &#8211; Japanese phrases, part two"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you\u2019re keeping track of our blog series on Japanese phrases that get a little lost in translation, you\u2019ll know that we\u2019ve already covered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/insight\/japanese-phrases-part-one\/\">ducks carrying leeks and the risk of eating too much fugu<\/a>. This time, we\u2019re moving away from foods and going with a more general animal theme.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>This instalment\u2019s title refers to \u2018a hanger-on\u2019 or someone who persistently sticks around. In Japanese, these types of people are known as \u2018kingyo no fun\u2019:<br \/>(\u91d1\u9b5a\u306e\u7cde) \u2013 goldfish poop.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>To move swiftly away to something that lives on land, it\u2019s said that fox pups have white cheeks. So goes the phrase \u2018kitsune no ko wa hatsurajiro\u2019, a phrase English speakers would more commonly translate as \u2018the apple never falls far from the tree\u2019.<br \/>(\u72d0\u306e\u5b50\u306f\u521d\u3089\u767d)<br \/>The other way to say this is \u2018kaeru no ko ha kaeru\u2019, or \u2018the child of a frog is a frog\u2019.<br \/>(\u86d9\u306e\u5b50\u306f\u86d9)<br \/>Both symbolise the fact that some things just never change.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Horses are also a popular animal to use in sayings, such as in \u2018shimoshita ni oyobazu\u2019.<br \/>(\u3057\u307f\u4e0b\u306b\u53ca\u3070\u305a) \u2013 talking so fast that even a four-horse coach couldn\u2019t catch the words up. Or more literally, \u2018even four horses can\u2019t reach out to your tongue\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Even cows have their moment, as you\u2019ll know if you\u2019ve ever heard a Japanese businessman say \u2018akinai ha ushi no yodare\u2019.<br \/>(\u5546\u3044\u306f\u725b\u306e\u3088\u3060\u308c)<br \/>It means that \u2018one should not rush to make a profit\u2019 in business. To translate it directly would give you \u2018(business) deals are the drool of cows\u2019 \u2013 flowing long and thin. The idea is similar to \u2018slow and steady wins the race\u2019, which here in the UK we\u2019d more readily associate with a tortoise.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>In part three, I\u2019ll take you through the various ways to describe an idiot. Given the relative lack of swear words in Japanese, you won\u2019t want to miss these searing insults. 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