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灯(とう)台(だい)下(もと)暗(くら)し
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Meanings

  • expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), proverb
    1. it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London

Readings

灯台下暗し
(71%)
灯台もと暗し
(28%)
とうだいもとくらし
(0%)
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