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知らぬが仏
Hiragana
しらぬがほとけ
Phrase
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
物事を知らないでいるほうが、かえって心穏やかでいられるということを表すことわざ。
Easy Japanese Meaning
しらないほうがしあわせということ
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
不知为福 / 不知道才省心 / 眼不见心不烦
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
無知是福 / 不知道反而比較幸福 / 眼不見為淨
Korean Meaning
모르는 게 약이다 / 모르면 편하다 / 모르는 게 행복이다
Vietnamese Meaning
Không biết thì yên ổn / Không biết càng tốt / Không biết mới hạnh phúc
Tagalog Meaning
Ang kamangmangan ay kaligayahan. / Mas mabuting hindi malaman. / Ang hindi mo alam, hindi ka masasaktan.
Sense（1）
ignorance is bliss
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知らぬが仏
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It's better for him not to know the truth. After all, ignorance is bliss.
It's better for him not to know the truth. After all, ignorance is bliss.
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彼はその事実を知らない方がいい。知らぬが仏だからね。
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