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桃李もの言わざれども下自ら蹊を成す桃李物言わざれども下自ら蹊を成す桃李物言わざれども下自ずから蹊を成す
とうりものいわざれどもしたおのずからみちをなす
1. [exp,v5s] [proverb]
▶ a man of virtue will naturally attract admirers
▶ good wine speaks for itself
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 1661770 桃李【とうり】 2. person of one's recommendation

Conjugations


History:
8. A 2022-08-01 04:18:38  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Add POS to proverbs
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff:
@@ -17,0 +18 @@
+<pos>&v5s;</pos>
7. A 2018-05-21 13:09:09  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -19,2 +19,2 @@
-<gloss>A man of virtue will naturally attract admirers</gloss>
-<gloss>Good wine speaks for itself</gloss>
+<gloss>a man of virtue will naturally attract admirers</gloss>
+<gloss>good wine speaks for itself</gloss>
6. A 2014-12-09 02:47:22  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5
  Comments:
original gloss is not the best; this japanese expression is necessarily about people
  Diff:
@@ -18,0 +19 @@
+<gloss>A man of virtue will naturally attract admirers</gloss>
5. A* 2014-12-03 04:06:10  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daij
  Diff:
@@ -3,0 +4,3 @@
+<k_ele>
+<keb>桃李もの言わざれども下自ら蹊を成す</keb>
+</k_ele>
@@ -15 +18 @@
-<misc>&id;</misc>
+<misc>&proverb;</misc>
4. A 2010-08-25 00:40:27  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
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