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    3. 嘉肴ありと雖も食らわずんばその旨きを知らず

    嘉肴ありと雖も食らわずんばその旨きを知らず

    嘉か肴こうあ​り​と​雖いえども​食くら​わ​ず​ん​ば​そ​の​旨うまき​を​知しら​ず​

    one cannot understand even a holy man's teachings without study

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    かこうありといえどもくらわずんばそのうまきをしらず

    Expressions

    1.
    one cannot understand even a holy man's teachings without study, one cannot know the abilities of a great man without putting him to use, one cannot know the delicious taste of fine food without eating it
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    嘉
    よみ.する・よい…(6)
    applaud・praise・esteem・happy・auspicious
    Kanji
    肴
    さかな…(1)
    accompaniment for drinks
    Kanji
    雖
    いえど.も・これ…(1)
    although・however
    Kanji
    食
    く.う・く.らう・た.べる・は.む…(3)
    eat・food
    Kanji
    旨
    むね・うま.い…(1)
    delicious・relish・show a liking for・purport・will…(2)
    Kanji
    知
    し.る・し.らせる…(7)
    know・wisdom
    Kanji
    あ
    a
    Kana
    り
    ri
    Kana
    と
    to
    Kana
    も
    mo
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    わ
    wa
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
    ん
    n
    Kana
    ば
    ba
    Kana
    そ
    so
    Kana
    の
    no
    Kana
    き
    ki
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
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    • 嘉
    • 肴
    • 雖
    • 食
    • 旨
    • 知
    • あ
    • り
    • と
    • も
    • ら
    • わ
    • ず
    • ん
    • ば
    • そ
    • の
    • き
    • を

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