燕雀鴻鵠
えんじゃくこうこく
how can a small bird (a sparrow, a petty person) understand the aspirations of a great bird (a phoenix)
Word Meaning 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
enjakuizukunzokoukoku no kokorozashi o shiranya
燕雀安んぞ鴻鵠の志を知らんや is read as 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 (enjakuizukunzokoukoku no kokorozashi o shiranya) and means only a hero can understand a hero.
Meaning
English
- only a hero can understand a hero
- swallows and sparrows can't understand the aspirations of phoenixes and swans
Reading
Kana
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
Romaji
enjakuizukunzokoukoku no kokorozashi o shiranya