Jisho

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しんたいはっしょうこうはじ 身体髪膚父母毀傷
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
1. filial piety begins with not harming one's own body (as one's entire body was given by one's parents)Proverb, from The Classic of Filial Piety
Other forms
身体髪膚これを父母に受くあえて毀傷せざるは孝の始なり 【しんたいはっぷこれをふぼにうくあえてきしょうせざるはこうのはじめなり】

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