魚心あれば水心あり
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Japanese [edit]
| Kanji in this term | ||
| 魚 | 心 | 水 |
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Idiom [edit]
魚心あれば水心あり (hiragana うおこころあればみずこころあり, romaji uo kokoro areba mizu kokoro ari)
- (literally, If the water is kind to the fish, the fish will be kind to the water) if you show someone favor, they will show favor to you in return
