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"word": "血濃於水"
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"word": "Blut ist dicker als Wasser"
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"note": "кровь — не води́ца (krovʹ — ne vodíca) (blood is not water)",
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"sense": "relationships are stronger within the family"
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"word": "is tighe fuil na bùrn"
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"sense": "relationships are stronger within the family",
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"english": "blood is not water",
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"sense": "relationships are stronger within the family",
"word": "kri ni voda"
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"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "relationships are stronger within the family",
"word": "la sangre tira"
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"sense": "relationships are stronger within the family",
"word": "blod är tjockare än vatten"
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"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "relationships are stronger within the family",
"word": "mas matimbang ang dugo kaysa tubig"
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"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "lêuat kôn gwàa nám",
"sense": "relationships are stronger within the family",
"word": "เลือดข้นกว่าน้ำ"
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"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "relationships are stronger within the family",
"word": "một giọt máu đào hơn ao nước lã"
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"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "relationships are stronger within the family",
"word": "gwaed yn dewach na dŵr"
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"word": "blood is thicker than water"
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