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雉も鳴かずば撃たれまい
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 雉も鳴かずば撃たれまい.
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Proverb
avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one; there is safety in silence; the pheasant would not be shot but for its cries
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