The 3 day priest
Posted on 26. Apr, 2007 @ 2:42 pm by harvey in Humor
More Japanese random trivia for you. This is an interesting expression that we can all probably use…
I know I can.
「三日坊主」”mikka bouzu” “The Three Day Priest”
This expression can be used to describe someone who is unable to stick with something they have started to do.
Literally, it is referring to someone who had decided to become a priest, but was unable to continue practicing for more than a mere three days before giving up. Possibly becomoing a “bad priest“.
For example, I decided to do twenty push-ups everyday as a new years resolution…
I think I kept that up for about, oh… 3 days. Just like the expression goes.
So, whenever you start something, don’t be a 「三日坊主」! Stick with it!
- Harvey
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harvey
Apr 28th, 2007
at 11:35
Geesh. People around the internet loved this post it seems. I’m surprised!
There are plenty more proverbs where that came from…
Michael
Apr 30th, 2007
at 06:14
A while back I came across an interesting little site that incorporates a variety of 四字熟語 (yojijukugo), or four-character idiomatic compounds, into short manga stories. Brief explanations of the expressions used can be read (in Japanese) by clicking in the panels.
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Michael
Apr 30th, 2007
at 06:23
I probably shouldn’t have written idiomatic there, since there are many non-idiomatic 四字熟語 too. ^_^
Danny Choo
Apr 30th, 2007
at 08:20
Focus and passion is the key to overcome 三日坊主 ^^;
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