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坊主丸儲け
ぼうずまるもうけ
1. [exp] [proverb]
▶ monks make pure profit
▶ [expl] monks need no capital and have no expenses, so their income is pure profit



History:
4. A 2021-02-19 05:06:48  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I'm comfortable with proverb.
3. A* 2021-02-19 01:27:23  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
"concise sentence... stating a general truth or piece of advice" 
unless this should be treated as a noun...
  Comments:
"Buddhism is the best business"
  Diff:
@@ -11,0 +12 @@
+<misc>&proverb;</misc>
2. A 2012-06-25 01:53:56  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
新和英中辞典, etc. say "priests" but it's all the same.
1. A* 2012-06-24 12:19:53  Nils Roland Barth <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijr koj プログレッシブ和英中辞典
http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/leaf/je2/69402/m0u/坊/
  Comments:
Heard in class and in conversation, usually in context of why Buddhist orders get rich.

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