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寸善尺魔
Reading
すんぜんしゃくま
English
There's precious little good in this world
Notes
3cm寸 of good善, but 30cm尺 of evil魔 (寸 is 1/10 of 尺, used to illustrate small/large)
Definition
世の中にはよいことが少なくて悪いことが多いたとえ。
Origin
古代
idioms
KanKen 3
KotoKen 2