碁に凝ると親の死に目に逢わぬ

ごにこるとおやのしにめにあわぬ

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if you get too absorbed when playing go, you will miss your parent's deathbed(proverb)

碁	Go
凝	congeal, freeze, stiff, be absorbed in
親	parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)
死	death, die
目	eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor
逢	meeting, tryst, date, rendezvous
会	meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join