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一寸先は闇
Hiragana
いっすんさきはやみ
Proverb
Japanese Meaning
将来のことは予測できないという意味のことわざ。 / 今後何が起こるかわからない、不安定で先行きが見えない状況を表す表現。
Easy Japanese Meaning
すこしさきのことも、どうなるかわからないというたとえ
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
前途未卜 / 未来难测 / 世事无常
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
未來難以預測 / 前途未卜 / 前路難測
Korean Meaning
한 치 앞도 모른다 / 앞일은 알 수 없다 / 미래는 예측할 수 없다
Indonesian
masa depan tak terduga / tak ada yang tahu apa yang akan terjadi / langkah berikutnya serba tidak pasti
Vietnamese Meaning
Tương lai mịt mờ, khó đoán. / Không ai biết trước điều gì sẽ xảy ra. / Mọi chuyện khó lường ngay trước mắt.
Tagalog Meaning
Hindi tiyak ang kinabukasan. / Walang nakakaalam sa susunod na mangyayari. / Di-mahulaan ang mga susunod na pangyayari.
Sense（1）
unpredictable; no one knows what the future holds.
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unpredictable; no one knows what the future holds.
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一寸先は闇
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As for his future, it's unpredictable.
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彼の将来については、一寸先は闇だ。
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