【No. 2261】Ryū Ryū Shinku (粒粒辛苦 - Toil and Moil)
Dec 30, 2023 23:05
Ryū Ryū Shinku
The four-character idiom ryū ryū shinku (粒粒辛苦) is sometimes used to describe the accumulation of small efforts.
Ryū (粒) means a single grain of rice, shin (辛) means "hardship," and ku (苦) means "suffering." Therefore, the literal meaning of ryū ryū shinku is "each and every grain represents hardship and suffering."
In other words, it implies that each grain is the fruit of the farmers's labor and hardship.
This idiom originated from a poem written by the Chinese poet Li Shen.
In his poem, it is said that no one knows that each grain of rice is made of farmers' hardship and suffering.
The four-character idiom ryū ryū shinku (粒粒辛苦) is sometimes used to describe the accumulation of small efforts.
Ryū (粒) means a single grain of rice, shin (辛) means "hardship," and ku (苦) means "suffering." Therefore, the literal meaning of ryū ryū shinku is "each and every grain represents hardship and suffering."
In other words, it implies that each grain is the fruit of the farmers's labor and hardship.
This idiom originated from a poem written by the Chinese poet Li Shen.
In his poem, it is said that no one knows that each grain of rice is made of farmers' hardship and suffering.
粒粒辛苦
小さな努力をこつこつと積み重ねることを「粒粒辛苦」と言うことができます。
「粒」は米の一粒のこと、「辛」は "hardship"、「苦」は "suffering" を意味するため、「粒粒辛苦」の文字どおりの意味は "each and every grain represents hardship and suffering" となります。
米の一粒一粒が、農民の苦労の結晶であるということです。
この四字熟語は、中国の詩人である李紳が書いた詩に由来します。
その詩の中では、米の一粒一粒が農民の辛苦の結晶であることを誰も知らない、ということが書かれています。
小さな努力をこつこつと積み重ねることを「粒粒辛苦」と言うことができます。
「粒」は米の一粒のこと、「辛」は "hardship"、「苦」は "suffering" を意味するため、「粒粒辛苦」の文字どおりの意味は "each and every grain represents hardship and suffering" となります。
米の一粒一粒が、農民の苦労の結晶であるということです。
この四字熟語は、中国の詩人である李紳が書いた詩に由来します。
その詩の中では、米の一粒一粒が農民の辛苦の結晶であることを誰も知らない、ということが書かれています。
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- Ryū Ryū Shinku (粒粒辛苦 - Toil and Moil)
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- Ryū Ryū Shinku
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- The four-character idiom 'ryū ryū shinku' (粒粒辛苦) is sometimes used to describe the accumulation of small efforts.
- This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
- 'Ryū' (粒) means a single grain of rice, 'shin' (辛) means "hardship," and 'ku' (苦) means "suffering." Therefore, the literal meaning of 'ryū ryū shinku' is "each and every grain represents hardship and suffering."
- This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
- In other words, it implies that each grain is the fruit of the farmers's labor and hardship.
- This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
- This idiom originated from a poem written by the Chinese poet Li Shen.
- This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
- In his poem, it is said that no one knows that each grain of rice is made of farmers' hardship and suffering.
- This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
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