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- Japanese · calque of二度ある事は三度ある
- English todaywhat happens twice happens thrice
Calque of Japanese 二度ある事は三度ある (“A thing that happens two times will happen three times”)
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what happens twice happens thrice
Today it means: An event that happens two times will happen three times. Full definition →
Japanese 二度ある事は三度ある