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いぬもあるけばぼうにあたる - 05-09-2009, 05:34 AM

犬も歩けば棒にあたる: いぬもあるけばぼうにあたる; inu mo aruke-ba bou-ni ataru

This has two interpretation.
1) During walking around, a dog could be beaten.
2) During walking around, a dog could happen to come across unexpected luckey.

I believie that should be 2). Above 1) seems to be rather old.


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