長い物には巻かれろ。
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If you can't lick 'em, join 'em.
You can't fight city hall.
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長い， 永い， ながい
1. long (distance, length)
2. long (time), protracted, prolonged
长的
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には
1. to, for, on, in, at
2. in order to, for
3. as for, regarding
4. while it is (was) the case that ..., indeed ... (but), certainly ... (but)
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巻く， 捲く， まく
1. to wind, to coil, to roll, to wear (e.g. turban, scarf)
2. to envelope, to shroud
3. to outflank, to skirt
4. to link (verse)
5. to move ahead (three hours, etc.), to move up
盘绕、缠绕、卷曲、佩戴(例如头巾、围巾)；将……包裹起来