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っても
くろまめ
黒豆
kotowaza
Literally: even crawling, a bean.
Although not entirely intuitive, this kotowaza is often used to describe a situation where someone continues to insist on a point of view despite incontrovertible evidence to the contrary.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
to creep; to crawl  (see also: 爬行)
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0
noun
black soybean
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Kanji
to crawl   
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ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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move
コク   くろ    くろ black   
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リ   さと village   
fire
トウ   ズ   まめ bean   
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grass   
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