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水心あれば魚心
みずごころあればうおごころ
1. [exp] [proverb]
▶ kindness begets kindness
▶ you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours
▶ [lit] if the water is kind to the fish, the fish will be kind to the water
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1810770 魚心あれば水心 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:
7. A 2022-05-10 11:02:42  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Aligning.
  Diff:
@@ -14,2 +14,3 @@
-<gloss>if you do a favor for someone, you will get a return favor</gloss>
-<gloss g_type="lit">if the water is kind to fish, the fish will be friendly toward water too</gloss>
+<gloss>kindness begets kindness</gloss>
+<gloss>you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="lit">if the water is kind to the fish, the fish will be kind to the water</gloss>
6. A 2021-12-21 23:48:34  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
noun/proverb mix...
  Diff:
@@ -16 +15,0 @@
-<gloss>mutual back-scratching</gloss>
5. A 2021-11-19 10:46:25  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Converting somebody to someone
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff:
@@ -14 +14 @@
-<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>
4. A 2018-10-07 09:03:15  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -13 +13 @@
-<misc>&id;</misc>
+<misc>&proverb;</misc>
3. A 2010-08-28 04:08:27  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
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