Search Terms: *鵠*
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えんじゃくいずくこうこくこころざしし
enjakuizukunzokoukokunokokorozashiwoshiran-ya
expression
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only a hero can understand a hero, swallows and sparrows can't understand the aspirations of phoenixes and swans(proverb)
See also:燕雀鴻鵠
expression
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how can a small bird (a sparrow, a petty person) understand the aspirations of a great bird (a phoenix), only a hero can understand a hero(yojijukugo)
noun
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Other readings:
鵠【くくい】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
expression, Ichidan verb
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to hit the mark, to hit the nail on the head