Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Hana ni Arashi　花に嵐

The book that we will be using is:
101 Japanese Idioms by Michael L. Maynard, Senko K. Maynard
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Today's idiom is:
Hana ni Arashi　花に嵐

Literal meaning: Clouds over the moon, storm over blossoms

Meaning: Life often brings misfortune at the time of great happiness

It often seems that misfortune looms behind even the happiest moments.

Style: spoken/casual/ female

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Posted by Aoba Admin at 1:28 PM
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3 comments:

  1. TAMAOGJanuary 26, 2011 at 8:37 PM

    えー。初めてききました。
    日本人でも、このことわざを使う人はそんなに多くないかもしれません・・・それとも私が勉強不足？

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  2. 偽者AJanuary 27, 2011 at 6:14 AM

    あまり使わないかもしれません。古いから　＾＾

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  3. TAMAGOJanuary 28, 2011 at 10:31 AM

    これは｢諺｣かどうかわかりませんが・・・
    ｢三歩進んで二歩下がる｣
    最近の私の気持ちと一致します。
    時間がある人意味を調べてみてくださいね～

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