事実は小説より奇なり、事実は小説より奇也
じじつはしょうせつよりきなり
jijitsuhashousetsuyorikinari
JMdict entry #2111700
- expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.) proverb truth is stranger than fiction
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Example sentences
最近思いもよらない事件が多いね。事実は小説より奇なり、とはよく言ったもんだよ。
saikin omoi mo yora nai jiken ga ooi ne 。 jijitsu ha shousetsu yori ki nari 、 to ha yoku ixtsu ta mon da yo 。
You hear about a lot of incidents these days that would be hard to dream up. It really backs up the old saying that fact is stranger than fiction.