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Japanese
Etymology
From the following poem:
1871 January 20, Saigō Takamori, 偶成 [Impromptu]:幾歴辛酸志始堅（幾たびか辛酸を歴て志始めて堅し）/丈夫玉碎恥甎全（丈夫は玉碎するも甎全を恥づ）/一家遺事人知否（一家の遺事人知るや否や）/不爲兒孫買美田（児孫の為に美田を買わず）- Ikutabika shinsan o hete kokorozashi hajimete katashi / Jōbu wa gyokusai suru mo senzen o hazu / Ikka no iji hitoshiru ya ina ya / Jison no tame ni biden o kawazu
- It is not until one faces several hardships that one's resolve hardens. / Even though a hero dies honourably, he would be ashamed of a meaningless existence. / Whether or not men know my family's words of wisdom from the deceased, / Do not buy and leave fertile, productive rice paddies for one's children and grandchildren.
Pronunciation
Proverb
児孫のために美田を買わず • (jison no tameni biden o kawazu)
- leave no property for your descendants; I won't leave my property to my kids