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長い物には巻かれろ
Hiragana
ながいものにはまかれろ
Proverb
Japanese Meaning
長い物には巻かれろ：強い力や逆らえない相手には、むやみに逆らわずに従っておいたほうが身のためである、という意味のことわざ。
Easy Japanese Meaning
つよい人やえらい人には、ゆうことをきいてしたがったほうがよいということ
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
顺应形势，随大流。 / 不与强者对抗，暂且屈从权势。
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
順應情勢，別硬抗 / 服從強者以求自保 / 順從權勢，隨大勢而行
Korean Meaning
강한 세력이나 권력에 거스르지 말고 따르라는 말 / 상황에 맞춰 순응하는 것이 최선이라는 뜻 / 기세 센 쪽에 붙으라는 속담
Vietnamese Meaning
Tốt nhất là thuận theo hoàn cảnh, đừng chống lại cái mạnh hơn. / Không thắng được thì nhập bọn; theo kẻ mạnh để yên thân. / Nên uốn mình theo thời thế.
Sense（1）
it is best to submit to circumstances
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