- a jewel in a dunghill
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- a jewel in a dunghill
This phrase is used to describe a remarkable or valuable person or thing found in an unexpected, unpleasant, or unremarkable place or situation.
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はきだめ掃き溜めにつる鶴とであう出会うto meet a swan in a dunghillはきだめ掃き溜めにつる鶴がいるa swan is found in a dunghillはきだめ掃き溜めにつる鶴があらわれる現れるa swan appears in a dunghillはきだめ掃き溜めのなか中のたから宝a treasure in a dunghillはきだめ掃き溜めにつる鶴のようにかがやく輝くto shine like a swan in a dunghillはきだめ掃き溜めにつる鶴をさがす探すto look for a swan in a dunghillこんなん困難なかんきょう環境でのうつくし美しさbeauty in difficult environmentsにちじょう日常のなか中のかくれた隠れたたから宝hidden treasures in everyday lifeはきだめ掃き溜めにつる鶴のたとえan expression referring to unlikely beauty in an unremarkable place
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