"渇しても盗泉の水を飲まず" meaning in All languages combined

See 渇しても盗泉の水を飲まず on Wiktionary

Phrase [日本語]

  1. 孔子が喉が乾いたので泉の水をのもうとしたが、その名が盗水と悪く感じて飲まなかったという故事から、困窮していても悪事は行わないこと。
    Sense id: ja-渇しても盗泉の水を飲まず-ja-phrase-FeFCrbbo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): 日本語, 日本語 成句
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        "孔子が喉が乾いたので泉の水をのもうとしたが、その名が盗水と悪く感じて飲まなかったという故事から、困窮していても悪事は行わないこと。"
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        "孔子が喉が乾いたので泉の水をのもうとしたが、その名が盗水と悪く感じて飲まなかったという故事から、困窮していても悪事は行わないこと。"
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