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燕雀鴻鵠
【 えんじゃくこうこく 】
1. [exp] [yoji]
▶ 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
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2834550 燕雀安んぞ鴻鵠の志を知らんや【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】 1. only a hero can understand a hero; swallows and sparrows can't understand the aspirations of phoenixes and swans



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3. A 2020-04-01 01:55:09  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Diff: 
@@ -13,2 +13,2 @@
-<gloss>How can a small bird (a sparrow, a petty person) understand the aspirations of a great bird (a phoenix)</gloss>
-<gloss>Only a hero can understand a hero</gloss>
+<gloss>how can a small bird (a sparrow, a petty person) understand the aspirations of a great bird (a phoenix)</gloss>
+<gloss>only a hero can understand a hero</gloss>
2. A 2014-08-25 01:15:11  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
Kanji Haitani list
  Comments: 
Adding yoji tagAdding yoji tag
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff: 
@@ -11,0 +12 @@
+<misc>&yoji;</misc>
1. A 2005-06-10 00:00:00 
  Comments: 
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