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jmdict 1736800 Active (id: 2186366)
水心
みずごころ
1. [n]
▶ knowing how to swim
2. [exp] [proverb,abbr]
▶ kindness begets kindness
▶ you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours
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:
5. A 2022-05-11 11:07:14  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -15 +15 @@
-<pos>&n;</pos>
+<pos>&exp;</pos>
@@ -16,0 +17 @@
+<misc>&proverb;</misc>
4. A 2022-05-10 11:59:39  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2022-05-10 11:05:55  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daij, meikyo
  Comments:
The kokugos say it's an abbreviation.
  Diff:
@@ -17 +17,3 @@
-<gloss>returning a favor</gloss>
+<misc>&abbr;</misc>
+<gloss>kindness begets kindness</gloss>
+<gloss>you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours</gloss>
2. A 2010-08-28 04:07:48  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2010-08-27 18:15:46  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -16,1 +16,2 @@
-<gloss>return favor</gloss>
+<xref type="see" seq="1810770">魚心あれば水心</xref>
+<gloss>returning a favor</gloss>

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