彼は脱兎のごとく逃げ出した。
He fled like a rabbit.
Japanese
ごとく
ごとく
Meaning: like; as if
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He appeared like the wind.
彼は裏切り者として、人々から蛇蠍のごとく嫌われた。
As a traitor, he was loathed by the people like a snake or scorpion.
人生は電光朝露のごとく、はかないものだ。
Life is as fleeting as a flash of lightning or morning dew.
真実の幸福は、他人に聞くものではなく、冷暖自知のごとく自ら悟るべきものだ。
True happiness is not something you ask others about, but something you should realize for yourself, just as one knows whether water is cold or warm by drinking it.
彼の教えは蓋天蓋地のごとく、あらゆる人々の心に浸透していった。
His teachings, as if covering the heavens and the earth, permeated the hearts of all people.
皇帝の住まいは桂宮柏寝のごとく輝いていた。
The emperor's residence was as brilliant as a magnificent palace.
賢者が世に出ることは景星鳳凰のごとくめでたい。
A wise man appearing in the world is as auspicious as 'Keisei Houou'.
人生は騏驥過隙のごとく、瞬く間に過ぎ去ってしまう。
Life is like a swift horse passing a gap; it passes by in the blink of an eye.
彼が苦労して築いたプロジェクトの成果を、後から来た上司が鵲巣鳩居のごとく横取りしてしまった。
The boss who arrived later snatched away the results of the project he had worked so hard to build, just like a dove occupying a magpie's nest.
Usage Notes
Ren'youkei of the auxiliary verb 'gotoshi'. Used in formal or literary contexts to indicate similarity.
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