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"One who wants everything may lose it all."
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"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "one who wants everything, may lose it all",
"word": "貪字得個貧"
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"code": "yue",
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"roman": "taam¹ zi⁶ dak¹ go³ pan⁴",
"sense": "one who wants everything, may lose it all",
"word": "贪字得个贫"
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"sense": "one who wants everything, may lose it all",
"word": "joka kuuseen kurkottaa, se katajaan kapsahtaa"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "one who wants everything, may lose it all",
"word": "parempi pyy pivossa kuin kymmenen oksalla"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "one who wants everything, may lose it all",
"word": "qui trop embrasse mal étreint"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "one who wants everything, may lose it all",
"word": "aki sokat markol, keveset fog"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "one who wants everything, may lose it all",
"word": "chi troppo vuole nulla stringe"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "one who wants everything, may lose it all",
"word": "quem tudo quer tudo perde"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "za dvumjá zájcami pogónišʹsja, ni odnovó ne pojmáješʹ",
"sense": "one who wants everything, may lose it all",
"word": "за двумя́ за́йцами пого́нишься, ни одного́ не пойма́ешь"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "one who wants everything, may lose it all",
"word": "la avaricia rompe el saco"
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"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "one who wants everything, may lose it all",
"word": "Den som gapar efter mycket mister ofta hela stycket."
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"sense": "one who wants everything, may lose it all",
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"sense": "one who wants everything, may lose it all",
"word": "貪字得個貧"
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"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "taam¹ zi⁶ dak¹ go³ pan⁴",
"sense": "one who wants everything, may lose it all",
"word": "贪字得个贫"
},
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "one who wants everything, may lose it all",
"word": "joka kuuseen kurkottaa, se katajaan kapsahtaa"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "one who wants everything, may lose it all",
"word": "parempi pyy pivossa kuin kymmenen oksalla"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "one who wants everything, may lose it all",
"word": "qui trop embrasse mal étreint"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "one who wants everything, may lose it all",
"word": "aki sokat markol, keveset fog"
},
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "one who wants everything, may lose it all",
"word": "chi troppo vuole nulla stringe"
},
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "one who wants everything, may lose it all",
"word": "quem tudo quer tudo perde"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "za dvumjá zájcami pogónišʹsja, ni odnovó ne pojmáješʹ",
"sense": "one who wants everything, may lose it all",
"word": "за двумя́ за́йцами пого́нишься, ни одного́ не пойма́ешь"
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"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "one who wants everything, may lose it all",
"word": "la avaricia rompe el saco"
},
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "one who wants everything, may lose it all",
"word": "Den som gapar efter mycket mister ofta hela stycket."
},
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"sense": "one who wants everything, may lose it all",
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"word": "grasp all, lose all"
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