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    3. 豚を盗んで骨を施す

    豚を盗んで骨を施す

    豚ぶたを​盗ぬすん​で​骨ほねを​施ほどこす​

    you cannot excuse a bad deed with a petty act of benevolence

    NTVerbLiteratureKanji Vocab53 strokes

    ぶたをぬすんでほねをほどこす

    Verb

    1.
    you cannot excuse a bad deed with a petty act of benevolence, steal a pig and give the feet for alms
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    豚
    ぶた…(1)
    pork・pig
    Kanji
    盗
    ぬす.む・ぬす.み…(1)
    steal・rob・pilfer
    Kanji
    骨
    ほね…(1)
    skeleton・bone・remains・frame
    Kanji
    施
    ほどこ.す…(2)
    give・bestow・perform・alms
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    ん
    n
    Kana
    で
    de
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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