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墨は餓鬼に磨らせ、筆は鬼に持たせよ； 墨は餓鬼に磨らせ筆は鬼に持たせよ [sK]
【 すみはがきにすらせ、ふではおににもたせよ 】
1. [exp] [proverb]
▶ grind your inkstick gently but move your brush vigorously
▶ [lit] let the hungry ghost grind your inkstick, let the ogre hold your brush



History:
3. A 2024-03-26 18:49:38  Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
Daijirin and koj use a comma with this expression.
  Comments: 
https://github.com/JMdictProject/JMdictIssues/issues/122
Adding commas to readings to align with kanji forms.
  Diff: 
@@ -8,0 +9 @@
+<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
@@ -11 +12 @@
-<reb>すみはがきにすらせふではおににもたせよ</reb>
+<reb>すみはがきにすらせ、ふではおににもたせよ</reb>
2. A 2018-01-22 02:56:31  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2018-01-22 02:19:04  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
daij

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