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陰おん陽よう師じ身みの上うえ知しらず
Meanings
Expression
Proverb
1. people don't know themselves as well as they know others; even if you know what will happen to others, you don't know what will happen to yourself; (lit.) a fortune teller can't tell their own future
Kanji used
陰
unseen location
陽
sunshine
師
mentor
身
one's body
上
above
知
know
Used in: 1
Composed of
diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
① その人の過去から現在に至った境遇。② 一生の運命。
not having; unaffected by; aside; I don't know about ...; (arch.) I know not whether; (arch.) I know not if