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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
Sense（1）
an ordinary person cannot understand the ambitions of a great man
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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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He spoke of his big dreams, saying, 'How can a sparrow understand the ambitions of a swan?'
He spoke of his big dreams, saying, 'How can a sparrow understand the ambitions of a swan?'
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彼は燕雀安んぞ鴻鵠の志を知らんやと言って、自分の大きな夢を語った。
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