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jmdict 2854794 Active (id: 2188287)
<entry>
<ent_seq>2854794</ent_seq>
<k_ele>
<keb>勘定合って銭足らず</keb>
</k_ele>
<k_ele>
<keb>勘定あって銭足らず</keb>
</k_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>かんじょうあってぜにたらず</reb>
</r_ele>
<sense>
<pos>&exp;</pos>
<misc>&proverb;</misc>
<gloss>a profit on paper doesn't always mean a profit in the bank</gloss>
<gloss>what works in theory doesn't always work in practice</gloss>
</sense>
</entry>



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