秋の鹿は笛に寄る
秋の鹿は笛に寄る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 秋の鹿は笛に寄る | 秋の鹿は笛に寄らない |
| Polite | 秋の鹿は笛に寄ります | 秋の鹿は笛に寄りません |
| Past polite | 秋の鹿は笛に寄りました | 秋の鹿は笛に寄りませんでした |
| Past | 秋の鹿は笛に寄った | 秋の鹿は笛に寄らなかった |
| Te-form | 秋の鹿は笛に寄って | 秋の鹿は笛に寄らないで |
| Desire | 秋の鹿は笛に寄りたい | 秋の鹿は笛に寄りたくない |
| Potential | 秋の鹿は笛に寄れる | 秋の鹿は笛に寄れない |
| Passive | 秋の鹿は笛に寄られる | 秋の鹿は笛に寄られない |
| Causative | 秋の鹿は笛に寄らせる | 秋の鹿は笛に寄らせない |
| Causative passive | 秋の鹿は笛に寄らせられるalso 秋の鹿は笛に寄らされる | 秋の鹿は笛に寄らせられないalso 秋の鹿は笛に寄らされない |
| Volitional | 秋の鹿は笛に寄ろう | |
| Polite volitional | 秋の鹿は笛に寄りましょう | |
| Imperative | 秋の鹿は笛に寄れ | 秋の鹿は笛に寄るな |
| Conditional | 秋の鹿は笛に寄れば | 秋の鹿は笛に寄らなければ |
| Tara conditional | 秋の鹿は笛に寄ったら | 秋の鹿は笛に寄らなかったら |
Meanings
1
people may bring about their own downfall through love; one's weak points are easily exploited
Proverb. Literally, 'in autumn, deer come to the whistle'. During mating season, deer are drawn by a hunter's imitation call, leading to their capture. Figuratively, it warns that love or desire can blind people to danger and make them vulnerable to manipulation.
As the proverb goes, 'the autumn deer approaches the whistle' — anyone can lose their judgment when blinded by love.
He was completely fooled by her sweet words. It's exactly a case of the autumn deer coming to the whistle.