愚ぐ公こう

noun

Yu Gong; the Foolish Old Man

Proper noun referring to the main character of the 4th-century BC Chinese fable 'The Foolish Old Man Removes the Mountains' (愚公移山). Used in discussions of the story or as a metaphor for perseverance.

• 愚ぐ公こうの話はなしは、努ど力りょくを続つづければどんな困こん難なんも乗のり越こえられるという教きょう訓くんとしてよく引いん用ようされる。

  The story of Yu Gong is often cited as a lesson that perseverance can overcome any difficulty.