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残(のこ)り物(もの)に福(ふく)がある

のこりものにふくがあるnokorimononifukugaaru

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Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

  1. expressionGodan verb with ru ending (irregular verb)

    there is unexpected good in what others have left behind; last but not least; there is fortune in leftovers

    proverb

    See also: 残(のこ)り物(もの)には福(ふく)がある

    誰(だれ)も欲(ほっ)しがらなかった古(ふる)い書(しょ)籍(せき)が、実(じつ)は非(ひ)常(じょう)に貴(き)重(ちょう)な知(ち)識(しき)の宝(ほう)庫(こ)だった。本(ほん)当(とう)に『残(のこ)り物(もの)に福(ふく)がある』と感(かん)じたよ。

    • The old book that nobody wanted turned out to be a treasure trove of extremely valuable knowledge. I truly felt that 'fortune favors the leftovers'.

    高(こう)級(きゅう)レストランの残(のこ)り物(もの)を集(あつ)めて、恵(めぐ)まれない人(ひと)々(びと)に温(あたた)かい食(しょく)事(じ)を提(てい)供(きょう)するボランティアは、「残(のこ)り物(もの)に福(ふく)がある」という言(こと)葉(ば)を体(たい)現(げん)している。

    • Volunteers who collect leftovers from high-end restaurants to provide warm meals to the underprivileged embody the saying, 'there is fortune in what is left behind.'

Example sentences 2

誰(だれ)も欲(ほっ)しがらなかった古(ふる)い書(しょ)籍(せき)が、実(じつ)は非(ひ)常(じょう)に貴(き)重(ちょう)な知(ち)識(しき)の宝(ほう)庫(こ)だった。本(ほん)当(とう)に『残(のこ)り物(もの)に福(ふく)がある』と感(かん)じたよ。

  • The old book that nobody wanted turned out to be a treasure trove of extremely valuable knowledge. I truly felt that 'fortune favors the leftovers'.

高(こう)級(きゅう)レストランの残(のこ)り物(もの)を集(あつ)めて、恵(めぐ)まれない人(ひと)々(びと)に温(あたた)かい食(しょく)事(じ)を提(てい)供(きょう)するボランティアは、「残(のこ)り物(もの)に福(ふく)がある」という言(こと)葉(ば)を体(たい)現(げん)している。

  • Volunteers who collect leftovers from high-end restaurants to provide warm meals to the underprivileged embody the saying, 'there is fortune in what is left behind.'

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