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Sentence #2776375

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 CK CK October 20, 2013 October 20, 2013 at 2:02:46 PM UTC link Permalink

Annotation:

This is apparently a (concise) literal translation of the Japanese proverb 紺屋の白袴。
Maybe it's an English proverb, too, but I've never heard it before.

The implication is that the person who dyes clothes is too busy to dye his own clothes.

(Professionals are often too busy helping others that they never help themselves.)

JimBreen JimBreen October 22, 2013 October 22, 2013 at 12:00:22 AM UTC link Permalink

Useful annotation. As "紺屋の白袴" is being used as an example sentence for 紺屋, I proposed a more literal translation.

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #170962紺屋の白袴。.

The dyer wears white.

added by JimBreen, October 6, 2013
➜ #170962紺屋の白袴。

linked by JimBreen, October 6, 2013
➜ #5161638Boyacı beyaz giyer.

linked by duran, May 24, 2016
➜ #5664077El teñidor viste de blanco.

linked by arh, December 6, 2016