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an ordinary person cannot understand the ambitions of a great man

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燕雀安んぞ鴻鵠の志を知らんや

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燕雀安んぞ鴻鵠の志を知らんや

Hiragana
えんじゃくいずくんぞこうこくのこころざしをしらんや
Proverb
Japanese Meaning
身分や器量の小さい者には、大人物の大きな志は理解できないというたとえ。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ちいさい人にはおおきなゆめやこころざしはりかいできないといういみ
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