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A cup of water onto the sand.
In the Dry Land. 爪で拾って箕で零す(Tsume de hirotte mi de kobosu;“Scraped up with the fingernails; spilled with a basket”) Definition: Some resource that was gathered slowly and with great effort over an extended period of time is used up in an … Continue reading
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Tagged 爪で拾う, 箕でこぼす, 箕で零す, low income high expense, money, Tehanu, wasted effort, wasted resources, 文选, 文選
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