雖も

いえども【雖も】

●…といえども 〔たとえ…であっても〕 even though…; (al)though…; however…; though…yet; 〔しかも〕 and yet; 〔…にもかかわらず〕 despite…; in spite of…; notwithstanding…; 〔…ですら〕 even…

・彼老いたりといえども even though he is old; old as he is; old though he may be.

●当たらずといえども遠からず. Though you weren't right, you weren't wrong [didn't miss] by much.

・こいつは猿といえども人間顔負けの知能があるんだ. This one here may be a monkey, yet he's got enough brains to put (some) humans to shame.

・これだけの品揃えは東京広しといえどもこの店だけだ. This here's the only shop in all of Tokyo to carry such a complete range of goods.

・初心者コースといえども冬山はあなどれない. Even though it's a beginners' (mountain-climbing) course, you can never underestimate a mountain in winter.