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It is the system of writing that the victorious Japanese wanted to impose on the defeated Australians, New Zealanders, and Americans at the end of World War II, forcing them to abandon Latin letters and use Chinese logographs as phonetic equivalents of English words instead.
The eight English proverbs cited above thus have respective equivalents as follows: Plus valet manibus passer quam sub dubio grus It is better to have a sparrow in the hand than a crane in doubt; Sero quam nunquam melius Better late than never, literally Late than never better; Sic fuit, est et erit: similis similem sibi quaerit Thus it was, is and will be; like seeks like for itself: notice the rhyme; Currens per prata non est lepus esca parata A hare running through the meadows is not a ready meal: a nice variation on the bear and his skin; Donati non sunt ora inspicienda caballi Gift horses do not need their mouths looking into: Scopae recentiores semper meliores New brooms are always best; Factum infectum fieri nequit A deed not done cannot happen: a negative equivalent to the English positive What is done cannot be undone as an alternative to the spilt milk; Roma non fuit una die condita (but of course, of course).
The genre changed to pastoral: Tarzan and Jane became the equivalents of the innocent shepherds and shepherdesses of Hellenistic Greek and Renaissance pastoral fiction, striving to preserve their natural idyll from corruption by civilization.
Alcohol consumption was also recorded as a dichotomous variable, and was considered positive when daily usage of two alcohol equivalents on a daily basis or binge alcohol usage (repetitive use of >5 alcohol equivalents at a single sitting) was reported.
So, appreciating that differences exist, from the slight to the complete, let us look at some more proverbial equivalents and see if any generalizations can be drawn regarding their formation or the home truths they express.
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