Japanese - Japan
The cooking pot knows the fire better than the spoon (Japanese seed expression 13)
The cooking pot knows the fire better than the spoon
Those closest to a problem understand it best.
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Vietnamese - Vietnam
The hill teaches the knee humility (Vietnamese seed expression 19)
The hill teaches the knee humility
Difficult journeys teach patience and respect.
Open idiomGerman - Germany
Smoke tells where the fire is hiding (German seed expression 25)
Smoke tells where the fire is hiding
Signs reveal hidden problems.
Open idiomPersian - Iran
The elder tree bends before it breaks (Persian seed expression 31)
The elder tree bends before it breaks
Flexibility prevents destruction.
Open idiomTamazight - Morocco
Rain does not ask one roof before it falls (Tamazight seed expression 8)
Rain does not ask one roof before it falls
Trouble can affect everyone, so people should prepare together.
Open idiomJapanese - Japan
A child who asks the road does not sleep in the bush (Japanese seed expression 14)
A child who asks the road does not sleep in the bush
Seeking guidance prevents avoidable trouble.
Open idiomVietnamese - Vietnam
A seed does not argue with the season (Vietnamese seed expression 20)
A seed does not argue with the season
Growth requires timing and patience.
Open idiomGerman - Germany
The moon borrows light but owns the night (German seed expression 26)
The moon borrows light but owns the night
People can use help and still make their own impact.
Open idiomPersian - Iran
A well shared never dries in one mouth (Persian seed expression 32)
A well shared never dries in one mouth
Shared resources last when managed fairly.
Open idiomTamazight - Morocco
The drum sounds louder when many hands answer (Tamazight seed expression 9)
The drum sounds louder when many hands answer
Unity amplifies strength and influence.
Open idiomJapanese - Japan
The sun that delays still reaches the field (Japanese seed expression 15)
The sun that delays still reaches the field
Progress can still happen even after a slow start.
Open idiomVietnamese - Vietnam
The canoe moves when both paddles agree (Vietnamese seed expression 21)
The canoe moves when both paddles agree
Partnership requires alignment.
Open idiomGerman - Germany
A bridge is built before the flood (German seed expression 27)
A bridge is built before the flood
Prepare before crisis arrives.
Open idiomPersian - Iran
The road to the field starts at the doorstep (Persian seed expression 33)
The road to the field starts at the doorstep
Big goals begin with small first actions.
Open idiomTamazight - Morocco
A borrowed calabash must return clean (Tamazight seed expression 10)
A borrowed calabash must return clean
Borrowed things should be respected and returned well.
Open idiomJapanese - Japan
Two eyes see more than one (Japanese seed expression 16)
Two eyes see more than one
Shared observation improves judgment.
Open idiomVietnamese - Vietnam
The empty granary speaks loudly at night (Vietnamese seed expression 22)
The empty granary speaks loudly at night
Neglect becomes painful when need arises.
Open idiomGerman - Germany
The loudest rooster does not always see dawn first (German seed expression 28)
The loudest rooster does not always see dawn first
Confidence is not the same as wisdom.
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