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Yama Takakereba Tani Fukashi (山高ければ谷深し – What Goes Up Must Come Down)

  • Yama Takakereba Tani Fukashi

    山高ければ谷深し


    Today I would like to introduce a saying, yama takakereba tani fukashi (山高ければ谷深し).
    今日は「山高ければ谷深し」という教訓を紹介します。

    Since yama (山) means “mountain,” takai (高い) means “high,” tani (谷) means “valley,” and fukai (深い) means “deep,” the literal meaning of this saying is “the higher the mountain, the deeper the valley.”
    「山」は “mountain”、「高い」は “high”、「谷」は “valley”、「深い」は “deep” を意味するので、「山高ければ谷深し」の文字通りの意味は “” となります。

    Can you guess in which situations the saying is used?
    どのような場面で使われる言葉か、考えてみてください。

    The answer is in the stock market, especially when price fluctuations are violent.
    正解は、株式市場における、相場変動が激しい場面です。

    In other words, when prices rise sharply, they also fall sharply.
    相場の高騰が激しければ、暴落も激しいものであるという教訓です。

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