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大人は赤子の心を失わず
たいじんはせきしのこころをうしなわず
1. [exp] [proverb]
《from Mencius》
▶ great human beings never lose the innocence of childhood
▶ a virtuous ruler never loses the spirit of the common people



History:
5. A 2014-12-03 03:31:12  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -11,0 +12 @@
+<misc>&proverb;</misc>
4. A 2012-05-21 23:17:18  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2012-05-21 22:19:14  Jean-Luc Leger <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
removed dubious の in kanji part
  Diff:
@@ -5,1 +5,1 @@
-<keb>大人は赤子の心のを失わず</keb>
+<keb>大人は赤子の心を失わず</keb>
2. A 2012-02-26 06:52:49  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2012-02-26 03:15:08  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Koj, Daijr, GG5. The first two have full entries, GG5 has it in the 大人/たいじん entry. (The readings of 大人 and 赤子 are from the refs.)
  Comments:
24k hits. Probably better here than in Tatoeba.

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