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石に枕し流れに漱ぐ
【 いしにまくらしながれにくちすすぐ 】
1. [exp,v5g] [id]
▶ to live freely in the wilderness
▶ [lit] to sleep on a pillow of stone and rinse one's mouth with river water

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History:
2. A 2024-02-24 06:23:41  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2024-02-24 05:31:27  Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
https://kotowaza.jitenon.jp/kotowaza/5041.php
>> 俗世間から離れ、自然の中で自由な生活をすること。
>> 石を枕にして眠り、起きれば川の水で口を洗うということから。

gg5, sankoku, smk, daijirin, jitenon, etc.
Meikyo also describes this phrase in its entry for 石に漱ぎ流れに枕す

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