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水
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Yojijukugo
high mountains and running water; the beauty of nature
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beautifully (skillfully) played music
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Proverb
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
Examples
渇しても盗泉の水は飲まず。
The eagle does not catch flies.
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fountain effect (theory that high sales in the basement of a department store lead to increased sales in the upper levels as well)
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Idiomatic expression
to bail out the ocean with a teaspoon; to scoop water with a basket
