Entry
渇しても盗泉の水を飲まず
Source
JMdict 200217
Characters
渇 盗 泉 水 飲
Definition
Word
渇しても盗泉の水を飲まず
Reading
かっしてもとうせんのみずをのまず
Reference
Translation dut
hoewel verdorst {lett.} het water van de Roversbron niet drinken ± liever sterven dan z'n eer verliezen
Translation eng
better starve than fatten on ill-gotten wealth don't lower yourself to unjust acts, no matter how desperate you are refraining to drink from a spring called Robber's Spring even if thirsty
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