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かりるときのじぞうがお、なすときのえんまがお

借りる時の地蔵顔、済す時の閻魔顔

表記・読み:借りる時の地蔵顔、なす時の閻魔顔・借りる時の地蔵顔なす時の閻魔顔・借りる時の地蔵顔済す時の閻魔顔・かりるときのじぞうがお、なすときのえんまがお

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    people look friendly when they ask for a loan but not so much when they repay it; when borrowing (the money), the face of the (bodhisattva) Kshitigarbha; when returning it, the face of the (hell king) Yama

    expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)proverb