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jmdict 2081530 Active (id: 1968388) 
2081530 jmdict A [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
[1][exp][proverb]
  better starve than fatten on ill-gotten wealth; don't lower yourself to unjust acts, no matter how desperate you are; 
  [lit] refraining to drink from a spring called Robber's Spring even if thirsty


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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.