Definition of 渇しても盗泉の水を飲まず (かっしてもとうせんのみずをのまず)
かっとうせんみずの
渇しても盗泉の水を飲まず
かっしてもとうせんのみずをのまず
kasshitemotousennomizuwonomazu
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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(proverb)
Related Kanji
| 渇 | thirst, dry up, parch |
| 盗 | steal, rob, pilfer |
| 泉 | spring, fountain |
| 水 | water |
| 飲 | drink, smoke, take |