"魚心あれば水心あり" meaning in Japanese

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Phrase

Forms: 魚心あれば水心あり [canonical] (ruby: (うお), (こころ), (みず), (こころ)), uo kokoro areba mizu kokoro ari [romanization]
Etymology: Literally, "if the water is kind to the fish, the fish will be kind to the water". Head templates: {{ja-pos|idiom|うお こころ あれば みず こころ あり}} 魚(うお)心(こころ)あれば水(みず)心(こころ)あり • (uo kokoro areba mizu kokoro ari)
  1. if you show someone favor, they will show favor to you in return Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: 魚心あれば水心
    Sense id: en-魚心あれば水心あり-ja-phrase-oaVfV-TI Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys

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      "form": "魚心あれば水心あり",
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  "etymology_text": "Literally, \"if the water is kind to the fish, the fish will be kind to the water\".",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "魚心あれば水心あり",
      "ruby": [
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          "魚",
          "うお"
        ],
        [
          "心",
          "こころ"
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        [
          "心",
          "こころ"
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    },
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      "form": "uo kokoro areba mizu kokoro ari",
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        "Japanese terms written with four Han script characters"
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        "if you show someone favor, they will show favor to you in return"
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    {
      "word": "魚心あれば水心"
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