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[きゅう(窮)·ちょう(鳥)·ふところ(懐)·に·い(入)·れ·ば·りょう(猟)·し(師)·も·ころ(殺)·さ·ず]
kyuuchoufutokoroniirebaryoushimokorosazu
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[きゅう(窮)·ちょう(鳥) + ふところ(懐) + に + い(入)·れ·ば + りょう(猟)·し(師) + も + ころ(殺)·さ·ず]
kyuuchou + futokoro + ni + ireba + ryoushi + mo + korosazu

English Meaning(s) for 窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さず

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  1. even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter
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Meanings for each kanji in 窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さず

» hard up; destitute; suffer; perplexed; cornered
» bird; chicken
» pocket; feelings; heart; yearn; miss someone; become attached to; bosom; breast
» enter; insert
» game-hunting; shooting; game; bag
» expert; teacher; master; model; exemplar; army (incl. counter); war
» kill; murder; butcher; slice off; split; diminish; reduce; spoil

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Sample Sentences for 窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さず

The boss is hard to get along with. But if I try to talk to him about problems I have at work he might have a little heart. Even a hunter can't kill a bird who flies to him for protection.
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