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日暮れて道遠し
Hiragana
ひくれてみちとおし
Proverb
Japanese Meaning
人生の晩年になってから、まだ成し遂げるべきこと・やりたいことが多く残っており、時間が足りないと感じるさまのたとえ。 / 物事を始めるのが遅かったために、目的を達成するまでの道のりが長く、苦労が多いことのたとえ。 / 時間や体力の余裕がない中で、大きな目標を前にして焦りや不安を感じること。
Easy Japanese Meaning
じかんがすくないのにやることがまだおおいとなげくこと
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
年华将尽而前路仍漫长，时不我待之叹。 / 时间逼近终点，任务艰巨且进展缓慢。 / 临近暮年理想未成，前程艰远。
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
天色已晚而路仍遙遠，比喻時間緊迫、任務艱巨。 / 年華漸老，前路漫長艱難。 / 進展已晚，尚有長路與困難在前。
Korean Meaning
해가 저물었는데 갈 길이 멀다는 뜻; 시간이 촉박한 상황을 비유함. / 시간이 부족한데 해야 할 일이나 목표가 아직 멀고 많음을 이르는 말. / 나이 들어 갈수록 시간은 적고 앞길은 멀고 험하다는 비유.
Indonesian
Hari kian senja, tetapi jalan masih panjang. / Semakin tua, makin berat mengejar waktu untuk menyelesaikan banyak hal. / Waktu hampir habis, namun pekerjaan/perjalanan masih panjang.
Vietnamese Meaning
Trời sắp tối mà đường còn dài. / Tuổi xế chiều, thời gian cạn mà mục tiêu còn xa. / Càng lớn tuổi, cuộc chạy đua với thời gian càng gian nan.
Tagalog Meaning
Lumulubog na ang araw, malayo pa ang daan. / Marami pang gagawin, kapos na ang oras. / Habang tumatanda, lalong hirap humabol sa oras.
Sense（1）
arduous is the race against time as one grows old. (literally as the sun goes down, the road remains a long one.
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arduous is the race against time as one grows old. (literally as the sun goes down, the road remains a long one.
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日暮れて道遠し
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He emphasized that there is still much to do, saying 'It's a long road ahead as the sun sets.'
He emphasized that there is still much to do, saying 'It's a long road ahead as the sun sets.'
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彼は「日暮れて道遠し」と言って、まだまだやるべきことがたくさんあると強調した。
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