Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fall seven times, stand up eight

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.45 in modern English

Syllables: fal-l -sev-en -times, -s-tand up eight
IPA

41

Scrabble Score

26

Letters

7

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

One must not give up one's efforts, even those that are in vain.

Etymology

Calque of Japanese 七転び八起き (nana korobi ya oki).

Questions

What does fall seven times, stand up eight mean?: One must not give up one's efforts, even those that are in vain.
Where does fall seven times, stand up eight come from?: Calque of Japanese 七転び八起き (nana korobi ya oki).

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