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jmdict 2216540 Active (id: 2191486)
<entry>
<ent_seq>2216540</ent_seq>
<k_ele>
<keb>背に腹は替えられぬ</keb>
</k_ele>
<k_ele>
<keb>背に腹はかえられぬ</keb>
</k_ele>
<k_ele>
<keb>背に腹は代えられぬ</keb>
</k_ele>
<k_ele>
<keb>背に腹は変えられぬ</keb>
</k_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>せにはらはかえられぬ</reb>
</r_ele>
<sense>
<pos>&exp;</pos>
<xref>背に腹はかえられない</xref>
<misc>&proverb;</misc>
<gloss>you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs</gloss>
<gloss>a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem</gloss>
</sense>
</entry>



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