Definition of 石が流れて木の葉が沈む (いしがながれてこのはがしずむ)

いしながしず

石が流れて木の葉が沈む

いしがながれてこのはがしずむ

ishiganagaretekonohagashizumu

expression
there are exceptions to every rule, rocks will flow and leaves will sink(proverb, obscure)
Related Kanji
stone
current, a sink, flow, forfeit
tree, wood
leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece
sink, be submerged, subside, be depressed, aloes