三つ子の魂百まで、三つ子の魂百迄
みつごのたましいひゃくまで
mitsugonotamashiihyakumade
JMdict entry #2252990
- expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.) proverb a leopard cannot change its spots; the child is father to the man; the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
三つ子の魂百まで。
mixtsu tsu ko no tamashii hyaku made 。
The child is father to the man.
三つ子の魂百までとは本当によく言ったものだ。
mixtsu tsu ko no tamashii hyaku made to ha hontou ni yoku ixtsu ta mono da 。
'The child is father to the man' is certainly well said.