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くぼきところにみずたまる
Meanings
Expression
Obscure
Proverb
1. when the right conditions are fulfilled, things will turn out well on their own; (lit.) a sunken place will collect water
2. someone in bad circumstances will continue to accumulate difficulties
Alt. forms
凹くぼき所ところに水みず溜たまる
くぼきところにみずたまる
Composed of
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up