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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

only a hero can understand a hero

Pronunciation

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

Contains Kanji

燕
えん
swallow (bird)
雀
じゃく
sparrow
安
あん
relax
鴻
こう
large bird
鵠
こく
swan
志
し
intention
知
ち
know

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1. 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.

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