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    3. 腐っても鯛

    腐っても鯛

    腐くさっ​て​も​鯛たい

    a diamond on a dunghill is still a diamond

    NTExpressionsFood & DiningCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab38 strokes

    くさってもたい

    Expressions

    1.
    a diamond on a dunghill is still a diamond, quality is quality, an old eagle is better than a young crow, even if it's rotten, it's still sea bream
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    腐
    くさ.る・-くさ.る・くさ.れる・くさ.れ・くさ.らす・くさ.す…(1)
    rot・decay・sour
    Kanji
    鯛
    たい…(1)
    sea bream・red snapper
    Kanji
    っ
    small tsu
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    も
    mo
    Kana
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