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jmdict 2834361 Active (id: 2279395) 
2834361 jmdict A [id=2279395]
鳴く蝉よりも鳴かぬ蛍が身を焦がす；鳴く蝉よりも鳴かぬ蛍が身をこがす[sK]
なくせみよりもなかぬほたるがみをこがす
[1][exp,v5s][proverb]
  empty vessels make the most noise; 
  [lit] the silent firefly burns with more passion than the crying cicada


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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.