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jmdict 2081530 Active (id: 1968388) 
<entry>
<ent_seq>2081530</ent_seq>
<k_ele>
<keb>渇しても盗泉の水を飲まず</keb>
</k_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>かっしてもとうせんのみずをのまず</reb>
</r_ele>
<sense>
<pos>&exp;</pos>
<misc>&proverb;</misc>
<gloss>better starve than fatten on ill-gotten wealth</gloss>
<gloss>don't lower yourself to unjust acts, no matter how desperate you are</gloss>
<gloss g_type="lit">refraining to drink from a spring called Robber's Spring even if thirsty</gloss>
</sense>
</entry>


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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.