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[proverb]
▶ children grow up watching their parents |
3. | A 2024-03-23 01:35:04 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
2. | A* 2024-03-23 01:26:43 Marcus Richert | |
Refs: | Another common variant 子は親の背中を 2711 子は親の背を 712 |
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1. | A* 2024-03-23 01:25:24 Marcus Richert | |
Refs: | 子供は親の背中を 3667 子どもは親の背中を 935 こどもは親の背中を 67 背 instead of 背中 is reasonably common too (for a proverb): 子供は親の背を 448 子どもは親の背を 192 gooコロケーション辞典(和英) a variant which gets a lot of hits on gogle: 親の背中を見て育つ 0 親の背中を見て子は育つ 0 https://crd.ndl.go.jp/reference/entry/index.php?id=1000050787&page=ref_view mentions this variant too 子供は親の後姿を 110 子どもは親の後姿を 30 Mark Twain quote: “Children are natural mimics who act like their parents despite every effort to teach them good manners.” |