Definition of 指汚しとて、切られもせず (ゆびきたなしとてきられもせず)

ゆびきた

指汚しとて、切られもせず

ゆびきたなしとてきられもせず

yubikitanashitotekiraremosezu

expression
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(proverb)
Other readings:
指汚しとて切られもせず【ゆびきたなしとてきられもせず】
Related Kanji
finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler)
dirty, pollute, disgrace, rape, defile
cut, cutoff, be sharp