Word Meaning 転んでもただでは起きない
ころんでもただではおきない
korondemotadadehaokinai
転んでもただでは起きない is read as ころんでもただではおきない (korondemotadadehaokinai) and means all's grist that comes to his mill.
Meaning
English
- all's grist that comes to his mill
- turn everything to good account
- turn anything to profit
Reading
Kana
ころんでもただではおきない
Romaji
korondemotadadehaokinai
Writing Variants
- 転んでも只では起きない ころんでもただではおきない korondemotadadehaokinai
Stroke Sequence
12 Characters • 54 Total StrokesStudy Signals and Categories
Related Vocabulary
Max. 12起承転結
きしょうてんけつ
introduction, development, turn and conclusion (quadripartite structure of certain Chinese poetry)