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爪つめの垢あかを煎せんじて飲のむ
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, む)
Idiomatic
1. to take a lesson from (a wise person); to follow in the footsteps of; (lit.) to boil the dirt under (somebody's) fingernails and drink it (so that you may become like them)
Kanji used
爪
claw
垢
filth
煎
dry-roasted
飲
drink
Conjugations...Used in: 64
Composed of
dirt under one's fingernails; shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit
infusing (tea); infusion
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress