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渇かっしても盗泉とうせんの水みずを飲のまず

ka' shitemo tōsenno mizuo nomazu

1. better starve than fatten on ill-gotten wealth; don't lower yourself to unjust acts, no matter how desperate you are

Expression

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水みず

mizu

1. water (esp. cool or cold)

2. fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid

+ 3 additional meanings

★ Common

Noun

#638

ミズ

mizu

1. Ms

★ Common

Noun

#1564

自みずから

mizukara

1. oneself

2. oneself; for oneself

★ Common

Noun

#3443

飲のむ

nomu

1. to drink; to swallow

2. to smoke (tobacco)

+ 5 additional meanings

★ Common

Verb

#3751

湖みずうみ

mizūmi

1. lake

★ Common

Noun

#8640

冷ひや

hiya

1. cold water

2. cold sake

3. cold; cool

★ Common

Noun

#8771

当選とうせん

tōsen

1. being elected

2. winning a prize (in a lottery, raffle, etc.); being selected (for a prize, etc.)

★ Common

Noun

#9404

水着みずぎ

mizugi

1. bathing suit; swimsuit

★ Common

Noun

#9650

炭酸たんさん

tansan

1. carbonic acid

2. carbonated water; carbonated drink

3. baking soda; sodium carbonate

★ Common

Noun

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