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jmdict 2848603 Active (id: 2097106) 
2848603 jmdict A [id=2097106]
始めは処女の如く後は脱兎の如し；始めは処女のごとく後は脱兎のごとし
はじめはしょじょのごとくのちはだっとのごとし
[1][exp][proverb]
  [note="from Sun Tzu's Art of War"]
  hide your true strength, and then later swiftly attack the unprepared enemy; 
  [lit] first be like a (meek) virgin, later like a running hare


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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.