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Maybe they should make salmon streamers
鯉の滝登り (Koi no takinobori; “A carp climbing a waterfall”) Definition: Spectacular success in life. A person being as successful in society or career – in “the world” – as a carp that manages to overcome rapids and waterfalls in its … Continue reading
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Tagged Book of the Later Han, carp, 鯉のぼり, 黄河, Golden Week, success, 後漢書, 滝登り
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