小難をのがれて大難に陥る。

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小難 を のがれて 大難 に 陥る 。

English Translation

Jump out of the frying pan into the fire.

Furigana

小難(しょうなん)をのがれて大難(だいなん)に陥(おちい)る。

Romanji

Shōnan o nogarete dainan ni ochiiru.

Words

小難 (しょうなん)

small misfortune

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

逃れる (のがれる)

to escape

大難 (だいなん、たいなん)

great disaster; calamity

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

陥る (おちいる)

to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender; to capitulate

Kanji

小

Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-

Meanings: little, small

難

Readings: ナン、 かた.い、 -がた.い、 むずか.しい、 むづか.しい、 むつか.しい、 -にく.い

Meanings: difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect

大

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに

Meanings: large, big

陥

Readings: カン、 おちい.る、 おとしい.れる

Meanings: collapse, fall into, cave in, fall (castle), slide into