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jmdict 2101500 Active (id: 1988544)
無い袖は振れぬ； ない袖は振れぬ
【 ないそではふれぬ 】
1. [exp] [proverb]
▶ you can't give (use) what you don't have
▶ nothing comes from nothing
▶ [lit] you can't shake sleeves you don't have



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5. A 2018-10-09 08:36:38  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
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@@ -14,0 +15 @@
+<misc>&proverb;</misc>
4. A 2015-09-23 10:21:35  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2015-09-17 10:33:02  luce
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@@ -5,0 +6,3 @@
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>ない袖は振れぬ</keb>
2. A 2012-02-10 05:33:41  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
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@@ -14,1 +14,1 @@
-<gloss>lit: you can't shake sleeves you don't have</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="lit">you can't shake sleeves you don't have</gloss>
1. A 2006-10-03 00:00:00 
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