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金(かね)の鎖(くさり)も引(ひ)けば切(き)れる

かねのくさりもひけばきれるkanenokusarimohikebakireru

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Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

  1. expressionIchidan verb

    even the strong-willed fall into temptation

    proverb

    彼(かれ)は普(ふ)段(だん)は無(む)欲(よく)な男(おとこ)だが、巨(きょ)額(がく)の報(ほう)酬(しゅう)を前(まえ)にして、金(かね)の鎖(くさり)も引(ひ)けば切(き)れるというように心(こころ)が揺(ゆ)らいでしまった。

    • He is usually a man without greed, but faced with a massive reward, his heart wavered as if even a chain of gold could be pulled and broken.

    普(ふ)段(だん)は厳(げん)格(かく)な校(こう)長(ちょう)先(せん)生(せい)でも、孫(まご)の絵(え)を学(がっ)校(こう)に飾(かざ)らせてくれるというから、金(かね)の鎖(くさり)も引(ひ)けば切(き)れるということですね。

    • Even a strict principal like him will let his grandchild's drawing be displayed at school, so I guess it's true that even the strongest bonds can be broken.
  2. there's nothing you can't do if you set your mind to it

    proverb

Example sentences 2

彼(かれ)は普(ふ)段(だん)は無(む)欲(よく)な男(おとこ)だが、巨(きょ)額(がく)の報(ほう)酬(しゅう)を前(まえ)にして、金(かね)の鎖(くさり)も引(ひ)けば切(き)れるというように心(こころ)が揺(ゆ)らいでしまった。

  • He is usually a man without greed, but faced with a massive reward, his heart wavered as if even a chain of gold could be pulled and broken.

普(ふ)段(だん)は厳(げん)格(かく)な校(こう)長(ちょう)先(せん)生(せい)でも、孫(まご)の絵(え)を学(がっ)校(こう)に飾(かざ)らせてくれるというから、金(かね)の鎖(くさり)も引(ひ)けば切(き)れるということですね。

  • Even a strict principal like him will let his grandchild's drawing be displayed at school, so I guess it's true that even the strongest bonds can be broken.

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