the customer is always right in English

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          "code": "ar",
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          "roman": "al-ʕamīlu dāʔiman ʕalā ḥaqqin",
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          "code": "ca",
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          "word": "el client sempre té la raó"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "proverb",
          "word": "顧客永遠是對的"
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          "code": "cmn",
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          "roman": "gùkè yǒngyuǎn shì duì de",
          "sense": "proverb",
          "word": "顾客永远是对的"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "proverb",
          "word": "顧客就是上帝"
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          "roman": "gùkè jiùshì shàngdì",
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          "word": "顾客就是上帝"
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "proverb",
          "word": "kunden har altid ret"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "proverb",
          "word": "de klant is koning"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "proverb",
          "word": "asiakas on aina oikeassa"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "proverb",
          "word": "le client est roi"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "proverb",
          "word": "le client a toujours raison"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "proverb",
          "word": "der Kunde ist König"
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          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "proverb",
          "word": "il cliente ha sempre ragione"
        },
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          "code": "ja",
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          "word": "o freguês tem sempre razão"
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          "word": "o cliente tem sempre razão"
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          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "klijent vsegda prav",
          "sense": "proverb",
          "word": "клиент всегда прав"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "pokupatelʹ vsegda prav",
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          "word": "покупатель всегда прав"
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          "word": "el cliente siempre tiene la razón"
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          "code": "sv",
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          "word": "kunden har alltid rätt"
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          "code": "th",
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          "roman": "lûuk-káa-kʉʉ-prá-jâao",
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          "code": "vi",
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    },
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    },
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      "code": "cmn",
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
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      "word": "顧客就是上帝"
    },
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      "word": "de klant is koning"
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      "word": "asiakas on aina oikeassa"
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      "word": "le client est roi"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "proverb",
      "word": "le client a toujours raison"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "proverb",
      "word": "der Kunde ist König"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "proverb",
      "word": "il cliente ha sempre ragione"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
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      "word": "kunden har alltid rett"
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      "sense": "proverb",
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    },
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "proverb",
      "word": "o freguês tem sempre razão"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "proverb",
      "word": "o cliente tem sempre razão"
    },
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    },
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      "word": "el cliente siempre tiene la razón"
    },
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      "sense": "proverb",
      "word": "kunden har alltid rätt"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "lûuk-káa-kʉʉ-prá-jâao",
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  "word": "the customer is always right"
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"the customer is always right" meaning in English

Proverb