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嘉肴ありと雖も食らわずんばその旨きを知らず
【 かこうありといえどもくらわずんばそのうまきをしらず 】
1. [exp] [proverb]
▶ one cannot understand even a holy man's teachings without study
▶ one cannot know the abilities of a great man without putting him to use
▶ [lit] one cannot know the delicious taste of fine food without eating it



History:
2. A 2017-07-09 23:00:07  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
As a policy longish passages like these are OK if they're in a major 国語辞典.
1. A* 2017-07-04 19:44:20  Alan Cheng <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
daijr, daijs

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