Entry
指汚しとて切られもせず
Source
JMdict 200217
Characters
指 汚 切
Definition
Word
指汚しとて、切られもせず 指汚しとて切られもせず
Reading
ゆびきたなしとてきられもせず
Reference
Translation eng
it's hard to cut one's ties to close relatives even if they are wicked you don't cut your finger off just because it's dirty
Part of Speech expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
Dictionaries
Miscellaneous proverb
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