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実るほど頭の下がる稲穂かな
Hiragana
みのるほどこうべをたれるいなほかな / みのるほどあたまのさがるいなほかな
Kanji
実るほど頭を垂れる稲穂かな
Proverb
Japanese Meaning
実れば実るほど穂が垂れる稲のように、学問や徳が深まる人ほどかえって謙虚であるべきだ、というたとえ。 / 地位や名声、能力が高い人ほど驕らずに、むしろ腰を低くして人に接するべきだという戒め。
Easy Japanese Meaning
えらくてすぐれた人ほど、えらそうにせず、しずかにへりくだること
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
有成就者更谦逊 / 真有本领的人更谦卑 / 人越成熟越谦虚
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
比喻越有成就越謙遜。 / 有德者不自滿，愈成熟愈低頭。 / 形容真正的賢者行事謙和。
Korean Meaning
많이 이룰수록 겸손해진다 / 큰 인물일수록 고개를 숙인다 / 성과가 클수록 자세를 낮춘다
Indonesian
Semakin berisi, semakin merunduk. / Semakin berilmu atau berhasil seseorang, semakin rendah hati. / Orang besar sejati bersikap bersahaja, bukan sombong.
Vietnamese Meaning
Càng tài đức càng khiêm nhường / Người giỏi thật sự biết cúi đầu, không kiêu căng / Thành đạt nên khiêm tốn, như bông lúa chín cúi đầu
Tagalog Meaning
Ang tunay na dakila ay mapagkumbaba. / Kung sino ang may nalalaman o tagumpay, siyang mababa ang loob. / Habang mas nagtatagumpay, lalo pang nagpapakumbaba.
Sense（1）
great men act humble
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実るほど頭の下がる稲穂かな
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He is a successful businessman, but just like the proverb 'the more the rice stalks grow, the more they bow', the more his success grows, the more humble he becomes.
He is a successful businessman, but just like the proverb 'the more the rice stalks grow, the more they bow', the more his success grows, the more humble he becomes.
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彼は成功したビジネスマンだが、まさに「実るほど頭の下がる稲穂かな」のように、彼の成功が増すほど彼は謙虚になる。
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