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灯台下暗し
Hiragana
とうだいもとくらし
Proverb
Japanese Meaning
身近なことは、かえって気付きにくいというたとえ。 / 遠くばかりに目を向けて、足元の大事なことをおろそかにしてしまうこと。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ちかくにあるだいじなものほど、いつもはあまり気がつかないといういみ
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
比喻近在眼前的事物反而看不清或被忽视。 / 指人对身边发生的事反而知之甚少。 / 灯下黑（近处反而最暗）。
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
燈下黑。 / 近在眼前反而看不清。 / 人對身邊的事物最容易忽略。
Korean Meaning
가까운 곳의 일을 도리어 알지 못함 / 눈앞의 것을 잘 보지 못함 / 주변에서 일어나는 일을 무심코 놓침
Indonesian
Gelap di bawah lampu. / Sulit melihat hal yang ada tepat di depan mata sendiri. / Orang sering tidak menyadari apa yang terjadi di bawah hidungnya sendiri.
Vietnamese Meaning
Dưới đèn lại tối. / Không nhận ra điều ngay trước mắt. / Mải nhìn xa mà bỏ qua cái gần.
Tagalog Meaning
Pinakamadilim ang nasa ilalim ng kandila. / Madalas di napapansin ang nasa mismong harap mo. / Di nakikita ang malapit dahil nakatuon sa malayo.
Sense（1）
the darkest place is under the candlestick; can't see the wood for the trees; people often known little of what happens under their noses; lit. dark under a candlestick
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the darkest place is under the candlestick; can't see the wood for the trees; people often known little of what happens under their noses; lit. dark under a candlestick
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灯台下暗し
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He points out other people's problems without noticing his own, a perfect example of 'the darkest place is under the candlestick'.
He points out other people's problems without noticing his own, a perfect example of 'the darkest place is under the candlestick'.
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彼は自分の問題に気づかずに他人の問題を指摘する、まさに「灯台下暗し」の例だ。
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