Expression Meaning 山中の賊を破るは易く心中の賊を破るは難し
さんちゅうのぞくをやぶるはやすくしんちゅうのぞくをやぶるはかたし
sanchuu no zoku o yaburuhayasukushinchuu no zoku o yaburuhakatashi
山中の賊を破るは易く心中の賊を破るは難し is a Japanese expression that means it's hard to discipline one's mind.
Short Meaning
English
- it's hard to discipline one's mind
- defeating the bandits in the mountains is easy; defeating the bandit in one's heart is hard
Reading
Kana
さんちゅうのぞくをやぶるはやすくしんちゅうのぞくをやぶるはかたし
Romaji
sanchuu no zoku o yaburuhayasukushinchuu no zoku o yaburuhakatashi