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jmdict 1810770 Active (id: 2186256)
魚心あれば水心
うおごころあればみずごころ
1. [exp] [proverb]
▶ kindness begets kindness
▶ you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours
▶ [lit] if a fish is kind to the water, the water will be kind to the fish
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2110820 魚心【うおごころ】 1. kindness; favor; goodwill
  ⇐ see: 2573520 水心あれば魚心【みずごころあればうおごころ】 1. kindness begets kindness; you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours; if the water is kind to the fish, the fish will be kind to the water
  ⇐ see: 1736800 水心【みずごころ】 2. kindness begets kindness; you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours
  ⇐ see: 2416960 魚心あれば水心あり【うおごころあればみずごころあり】 1. kindness begets kindness; you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours; if a fish is kind to the water, the water will be kind to the fish



History:
6. A 2022-05-10 11:00:03  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Aligning.
  Diff:
@@ -13,2 +13,3 @@
-<gloss>if you do a favor for someone, you will get a return favor</gloss>
-<gloss g_type="lit">if a fish is friendly toward water, water will be kind to the fish too</gloss>
+<gloss>kindness begets kindness</gloss>
+<gloss>you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="lit">if a fish is kind to the water, the water will be kind to the fish</gloss>
5. A 2021-12-21 23:49:10  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
removing noun gloss
  Diff:
@@ -15 +14,0 @@
-<gloss>mutual back-scratching</gloss>
4. A 2021-11-19 10:46:14  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Converting somebody to someone
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff:
@@ -13 +13 @@
-<gloss>if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor</gloss>
+<gloss>if you do a favor for someone, you will get a return favor</gloss>
3. A 2017-12-04 08:25:22  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -12 +12 @@
-<misc>&id;</misc>
+<misc>&proverb;</misc>
2. A 2010-08-27 18:24:37  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
just adding [id]
  Diff:
@@ -12,0 +12,1 @@
+<misc>&id;</misc>
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