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まけにふしぎのまけなし
Meanings
Expression
Proverb
1. there are no mysterious losses; defeat always has a reason
Alt. forms
負
ま
けに
不
ふ
思
し
議
ぎ
の
負
ま
けなし
まけにふしぎのまけなし
Composed of
まけ
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
ふしぎ
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
かちにふしぎのかちあり、
まけにふしぎのまけなし
there may be mysterious wins, but there are no mysterious losses; luck may explain victory, but never defeat