一寸の虫にも五分の魂
いっすんのむしにもごぶのたましい
issun'nomushinimogobunotamashii
JMdict entry #2416670
- expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.) proverb tread on a worm and it will turn; even a tiny bug will defend itself; even the weakest and smallest beings have their own wills, so do not make light of them
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Example sentences
一寸の虫にも五分の魂。
ichi sun no mushi ni mo go bun no tamashii 。
The worm turns.