地じ獄ごくにも知しる人ひと

expression

you can make friends anywhere; acquaintances even in hell

Proverb meaning that no matter how difficult or unfamiliar the situation, you can find people you know or make new connections.

• 海かい外がいで道みちに迷まよったが、偶ぐう然ぜんにも日本にほん人じんに会あった。地じ獄ごくにも知しる人ひととはこのことだ。

  I got lost overseas, but by chance I met a Japanese person. This is what they mean by 'you can make friends anywhere.'