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jmdict 2790320 Active (id: 1967272)
子で子にならぬほととぎす子で子にならぬ時鳥
こでこにならぬほととぎす
1. [exp] [proverb,rare]
▶ no matter how lovingly raised, a foster child is not actually one's biological child



History:
3. A 2018-01-04 01:54:50  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -15 +15 @@
-<misc>&id;</misc>
+<misc>&proverb;</misc>
2. A 2013-06-05 23:34:01  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2013-06-05 01:40:23  Paul Upchurch <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijr, nikk
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