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[proverb]
▶ [lit] a starved dog does not fear the rod |
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1. | A* 2018-02-11 20:52:51 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...> | |
Refs: | jawiktionary (as 飢えた犬は棒を恐れず) used as the title in a nikkei business article/column http://business.nikkeibp.co.jp/atcl/NBD/15/257045/041000 092/?ST=pc in 4 kotowaza dictionaries on google books (1995, 1992, 1992, 1986): https://encrypted.google.com/search? q=%22%E7%8A%AC%E3%81%AF%E6%A3%92%E3%82%92%E6%81%90%E3%82 %8C%E3%81%9A%22&num=20&tbs=sbd:1&tbm=bks&tbas=0&source=l nt&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwio- KSm3p7ZAhWJyLwKHfrwBKAQpwUIHw&biw=1274&bih=725&dpr=2.25 |