Kethèk telu kang wicaksana

Kethèk telu kang wicaksana minangka maksim mawa gambar saka Jepang kang ngemu pituduh "aja ndeleng kang ala, aja ngrungokaké kang ala, aja ngomong ala".[1] Kethèk cacah telu iku aran:

  • Mizaru, kang ora weruh barang ala, nutupi matané.
  • Kikazaru, kang ora ngrungu barang ala, nutupi kupingé.
  • Iwazaru, kang ora ngomong ala, nutupi cangkemé.[2]
Kethèk telu kang wicaksana ing Tōshō-gū, Pamujan Nikkō, Jepang
Recaning Mahatma Gandhi kang cilik ngambaraké kethèk telu aran Bapu, Ketan, lan Bandar, ing Sabarmati Ashram Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

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  1. Wolfgang Mieder. 1981. "The Proverbial Three Wise Monkeys," Midwestern Journal of Language and Folklore, 7: 5- 38.
  2. Oldest reference to the correct monkey names in English. Source:
    • Japan Society of London (1893). Transactions and proceedings of the Japan Society, London, Volume 1. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Co. kc. 98.