Definition of 立つ鳥跡を濁さず (たつとりあとをにごさず)

たとりあとにご

立つ鳥跡を濁さず

たつとりあとをにごさず

tatsutoriatowonigosazu

View details for kanji: 立View details for kanji: 鳥View details for kanji: 跡View details for kanji: 濁
expression
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it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself, a bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave, on leaving a place one should see that all is in good order(proverb)
See also:跡を濁す (あとをにごす)
Related Kanji
立 stand up, rise, set up, erect
鳥 bird, chicken
跡 tracks, mark, print, impression
濁 voiced, uncleanness, wrong, nigori, impurity