火のないところに煙は立たない
Japanese
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火 | 煙 | 立 |
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Etymology
Literally, "smoke doesn't rise in places with no fire".
Proverb
火のないところに煙は立たない (hiragana ひのないところにけむりはたたない, rōmaji hi no nai tokoro ni kemuri wa tatanai)
- where there's smoke, there's fire