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jmdict 2111630 Active (id: 1971356)
<entry>
<ent_seq>2111630</ent_seq>
<k_ele>
<keb>雉も鳴かずば撃たれまい</keb>
</k_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>きじもなかずばうたれまい</reb>
</r_ele>
<trans>
<trans_det>avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one</trans_det>
<trans_det>there is safety in silence</trans_det>
<trans_det>the pheasant would not be shot but for its cries</trans_det>
</trans>
</entry>



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