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Japanese
Etymology
Calque of Literary Chinese 去者日以疏 from the early 6th century Chinese text Wen Xuan:
Pronunciation
Proverb
去る者は日々に疎し • (saru mono wa hibi ni utoshi)
- feelings for a departed one grow weaker over time; out of sight, out of mind
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN