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一病息災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
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一病息災 【いちびょうそくさい】
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祖父は一病息災で、90歳まで生きました。
My grandfather, who had a chronic ailment, lived to be 90 years old.
一病息災と言うように、病気がちの母は長く生きた。
As the saying goes, one who experiences a chronic ailment, my often sick mother lived a long life.
健康な父が早死にし、一病息災という言葉を強く感じました。
When my healthy father died young, I strongly felt the meaning of one who experiences a chronic ailment.
一病息災と言うが、本当に健康な人は何をしなくとも長生きする。
It is said one who experiences a chronic ailment, but truly healthy people live long without doing anything special.
健康な母が死に病気がちな父が生き残る…これがまさに一病息災である。
A healthy mother dies, and a sickly father survives... this is exactly one who experiences a chronic ailment.
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