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jmdict 2839235 Active (id: 2101450) 
2839235 jmdict A [id=2101450]
水清ければ魚棲まず
みずきよければうおすまず
[1][exp][proverb]
  the morally upright have a hard time making friends; 
  [lit] fish will not live in water that is (too) clean


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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.