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一病息災(いちびょうそくさい)one who experiences a chronic ailment takes better care of his health and lives longer

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        one who experiences a chronic ailment takes better care of his health and lives longer

        Yojijukugo

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    一病息災 【いちびょうそくさい】

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    • 祖父(そふ)持病(じびょう)があったが、一病息災(いちびょうそくさい)90(きゅうじゅっ)(さい)まで()きました。

      My grandfather, who had a chronic ailment, lived to be 90 years old.

    • 一病息災(いちびょうそくさい)()うように、病気(びょうき)がちの(はは)(なが)()きた。

      As the saying goes, one who experiences a chronic ailment, my often sick mother lived a long life.

    • 健康(けんこう)だった(ちち)早死(はやじ)にし、一病息災(いちびょうそくさい)という言葉(ことば)(つよ)実感(じっかん)しました。

      When my healthy father died young, I strongly felt the meaning of one who experiences a chronic ailment.

    • 一病息災(いちびょうそくさい)()うが、本当(ほんとう)健康(けんこう)(ひと)(なに)をしなくとも長生(ながい)きする。

      It is said one who experiences a chronic ailment, but truly healthy people live long without doing anything special.

    • 健康(けんこう)(はは)()くなり病気(びょうき)がちな(ちち)()(のこ)る…これはまさに一病息災(いちびょうそくさい)である。

      A healthy mother dies, and a sickly father survives... this is exactly one who experiences a chronic ailment.

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