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<entry> <ent_seq>2101500</ent_seq> <k_ele> <keb>無い袖は振れぬ</keb> </k_ele> <k_ele> <keb>ない袖は振れぬ</keb> </k_ele> <r_ele> <reb>ないそではふれぬ</reb> </r_ele> <sense> <pos>&exp;</pos> <misc>&proverb;</misc> <gloss>you can't give (use) what you don't have</gloss> <gloss>nothing comes from nothing</gloss> <gloss g_type="lit">you can't shake sleeves you don't have</gloss> </sense> </entry>