what 四当五落 means?

[osakaboi]

what 四当五落 means?

[Fooflowers]

google translate :|

[Harold]

It is a saying about passing or failing tests. It says 4 pass, 5 fail. It means sleep 4 hours and you pass, sleep 5 and fail.

[allie2590]

Originally Posted by Fooflowers

google translate :|

Internet translators don't work.

[MMM]

Originally Posted by Fooflowers

google translate :|

And it translates to....

This budget 5 4

That's why I am employed. Machine translation doesn't work.

[MMM]

Originally Posted by Harold

It is a saying about passing or failing tests. It says 4 pass, 5 fail. It means sleep 4 hours and you pass, sleep 5 and fail.

It's a slightly outdated notion that cramming before the night of a test ensures passing and that people who get a good night's sleep are destined to fail.

[james1254]

Originally Posted by MMM

And it translates to....

This budget 5 4

That's why I am employed. Machine translation doesn't work.

but then poor hedgehogs will go unemployed if no one uses the translators


On a serious note when would you use/see kotowaza sayings in everyday usage.

[osakaboi]

thanks a lot everyone