English
Proverb
the darkest place is under the candlestick
- People often know little of what happens under their noses.
Translations
Translations
- Japanese: 灯台下暗し (ja) (とうだいもとくらし, tōdai moto kurashi, literally “dark under a candlestick”)
- Korean: 등잔 밑이 어둡다 (ko) (deungjan mic-hi eodupda, literally “it is dark under the oil lamp”); 등잔 밑이 어둡고 이웃집이 멀다 (deungjan mic-hi eodup-go iutjib-i meolda, literally “it is dark under the oil lamp, and the neighbor's house is far”) (North Korea), 등잔 뒤가 밝다 (deungjan dwi-ga bakda, literally “it is bright behind the oil lamp”)
- Polish: najciemniej jest pod latarnią (pl) (literally “it is darkest under the lantern”)
- Turkish: en karanlık yer şamdanın altıdır (literally “it is darkest under the candlestick”)
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