王おう侯こう将しょう相しょういずくんぞ種しゅあらんや

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high status does not depend on birth; every man can achieve great power if he exerts himself

Classical Chinese-derived proverb asserting that noble rank is not determined by lineage; anyone can rise through effort. Used in literary or rhetorical contexts.

• 「王おう侯こう将しょう相しょういずくんぞ種しゅあらんや」という言こと葉ばは、努ど力りょく次し第だいで誰だれでも偉えらくなれるという意い味みだ。

  The saying '王侯将相いずくんぞ種あらんや' means that anyone can become great through effort.