Vocabulary
What does 一寸の虫にも五分の魂 (いっすんのむしにもごぶのたましい) mean?
一寸の虫にも五分の魂 (いっすんのむしにもごぶのたましい) means even the small and weak have pride and will fight back, so do not look down on them (lit. even a one-sun insect has a five-bu soul).
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一寸の虫にも五分の魂いっすんのむしにもごぶのたましい
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even the small and weak have pride and will fight back, so do not look down on them (lit. even a one-sun insect has a five-bu soul)
Example sentences
一寸の虫にも五分の魂で、いつもおとなしい彼もついに怒りを爆発させた。
As they say, even a worm will turn: the usually meek man finally exploded in anger.