"ei kannettu vesi kaivossa pysy" meaning in Finnish

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Proverb

Forms: kannettu vesi ei kaivossa pysy [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|fi|proverb|head=ei kannettu vesi kaivossa pysy}} ei kannettu vesi kaivossa pysy
  1. you can't teach someone who doesn't want to learn
    Sense id: en-ei_kannettu_vesi_kaivossa_pysy-fi-proverb-5h1Vd7w5 Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish proverbs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kannettu vesi ei kaivossa pysy",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "proverb",
        "head": "ei kannettu vesi kaivossa pysy"
      },
      "expansion": "ei kannettu vesi kaivossa pysy",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Finnish",
  "lang_code": "fi",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "senses": [
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Finnish entries with incorrect language header",
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          "source": "w"
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "you can't teach someone who doesn't want to learn"
      ],
      "id": "en-ei_kannettu_vesi_kaivossa_pysy-fi-proverb-5h1Vd7w5",
      "links": [
        [
          "teach",
          "teach"
        ],
        [
          "learn",
          "learn"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ei kannettu vesi kaivossa pysy"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kannettu vesi ei kaivossa pysy",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "proverb",
        "head": "ei kannettu vesi kaivossa pysy"
      },
      "expansion": "ei kannettu vesi kaivossa pysy",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Finnish",
  "lang_code": "fi",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Finnish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Finnish lemmas",
        "Finnish multiword terms",
        "Finnish proverbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "you can't teach someone who doesn't want to learn"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "teach",
          "teach"
        ],
        [
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          "learn"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ei kannettu vesi kaivossa pysy"
}

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