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We found 1 word, 6 kanji, and 1 example matching '小人閑居して不善をなす'
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An idle brain is the devil's shop  (proverb)
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ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
カン    leisure   
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モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
stick   
モン   かど gate   
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キョ   い to exist, to be present   
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コ   ふる old   -ふる to grow old   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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corpse
フ   ブ    not   
ゼン   virtuous   よ virtous, good   
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ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
grass   
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しょうじんかんきょ
小人閑居
して
ふぜん
不善
なす kotowaza
An idle brain is the devil's workshop (literally: a small-minded person causes evil).
 
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