
Half a loaf is better than no bread. [Half a loaf is better than none.]
/ Something is better than nothing.
/ A little is better than none.
/ (Similar expressions: A bad bush is better than the open field.)
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パン半分でもないよりはあった方が良い。
/ 何かがあることは、何もないよりましである。
/ 少しでもないよりはまし。
/ (類似表現:枯れ木も山の賑わい。)

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