桃李もの言わざれども下自ら蹊を成す

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
桃 李 言 下 自 蹊 成
とう
Grade: S 		り
Jinmeiyō 		い
Grade: 2 		した
Grade: 1 		おのずか
Grade: 2 		みち
Hyōgaiji 		な
Grade: 4
on’yomi kun’yomi

Etymology[edit]

From Chinese 桃李無言，下自成蹊／桃李无言，下自成蹊.

Proverb[edit]

桃(とう)李(り)もの言(い)わざれども下(した)自(おのずか)ら蹊(みち)を成(な)す • (tōri mono iwazaredomo shita onozukara michi o nasu) 

  1. a man of virtue will naturally attract admirers, good wine speaks for itself​

Usage notes[edit]

The 蹊 can be pronounced as みち (michi) or こみち (komichi)

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