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jmdict 2081530 Active (id: 1968388)

渇しても盗泉の水を飲まず [かっしてもとうせんのみずをのまず] /(exp) (proverb) better starve than fatten on ill-gotten wealth/don't lower yourself to unjust acts, no matter how desperate you are/refraining to drink from a spring called Robber's Spring even if thirsty/EntL2081530/




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JMdictDB is an open-source Postgresql database and Python API for managing Japanese dictionary data developed by Stuart McGraw. More information at http://edrdg.org/~smg/. Please report software problems at https://gitlab.com/yamagoya/jmdictdb/issues or email to jmdictdb@mtneva.com.