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Description: One of my favorite Japanese idioms is 七転八起, which translates to fall down seven times, get up eight. It can also be written as 七顛八起. This idiom, pronounced shichi ten hakki (しちてんはっき) or nana korobi ya oki (ななころびやおき), embodies resilience and persistence in the face of adversity. nnThe characters individually mean:nn* 七 (shichi or nana): sevenn* 転 (ten or korobi): to fall downn* 八 (hachi or ya): eightn* 起 (ki or oki): to risennWhile 七転八
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