七転び八起き（ななころびやおき）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 3
Meaning: fall seven times rise eight
Example sentences
- 失敗しても七転び八起きで立ち上がる。 — Even if I fail, I'll pick myself up again — fall down seven times, get up eight.
- 人生は七転び八起きだ。 — Life is a matter of falling down seven times and getting up eight.
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