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麻の中の蓬
【 あさのなかのよもぎ 】
1. [exp] [proverb]
《from a quote by Xunzi》
▶ nurture beats nature
▶ keep good men company, and you shall be of the number
▶ [lit] a mugwort amongst hemp (will grow straight, like the hemp)



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3. A 2018-10-13 13:02:55  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2018-10-09 05:00:05  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
Total opposite of "A rotten apple spoils the barrel "
  Diff: 
@@ -12 +12,5 @@
-<gloss>if even the most crooked person is surrounded by good people, he will straighten up as does mugwort growing in a hemp field</gloss>
+<misc>&proverb;</misc>
+<s_inf>from a quote by Xunzi</s_inf>
+<gloss>nurture beats nature</gloss>
+<gloss>keep good men company, and you shall be of the number</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="lit">a mugwort amongst hemp (will grow straight, like the hemp)</gloss>
1. A 2007-03-28 00:00:00 
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