指汚しとて、切られもせず

ゆびきたなしとてきられもせず

Also written 指汚しとて切られもせず

Meanings

1. Expression it's hard to cut one's ties to close relatives even if they are wicked (literally: you don't cut your finger off just because it's dirty)

Kanji

• 指 indicate. Read as ゆび.
• 汚 dirty. Read as きたない.
• 切 cut. Read as きる.

Word lists

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