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    3. 泣く子と地頭には勝てない

    泣く子と地頭には勝てない

    泣なく​子こと​地じ頭とうに​は​勝かて​な​い​

    you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason

    NTAdjectivePolitics & LawKanji Vocab61 strokes

    なくことじとうにはかてない

    Adjective

    1.
    you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason, you can't fight City Hall
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    泣
    な.く…(1)
    cry・weep・moan
    Kanji
    子
    こ・-こ・ね…(9)
    child・sign of the rat・11PM-1AM・first sign of Chinese zodiac
    Kanji
    地
    ground・earth
    Kanji
    頭
    あたま・かしら・-がしら・かぶり…(8)
    head・counter for large animals
    Kanji
    勝
    か.つ・-が.ち・まさ.る・すぐ.れる・かつ…(4)
    victory・win・prevail・excel
    Kanji
    く
    ku
    Kana
    と
    to
    Kana
    に
    ni
    Kana
    は
    ha
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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