Word Meaning 転んでもただでは起きぬ
ころんでもただではおきぬ
korondemotadadehaokinu
転んでもただでは起きぬ is read as ころんでもただではおきぬ (korondemotadadehaokinu) 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ぬ
Romaji
korondemotadadehaokinu
Writing Variants
- 転んでも只では起きぬ ころんでもただではおきぬ korondemotadadehaokinu
Stroke Sequence
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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)