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山々 [news1,nf19] ； 山山
【 やまやま [news1,nf19] 】
  1. [n]
    • (many) mountains
  2. [adv] [uk]
    《as 〜たいのはやまやまだが..., 欲しいのはやまやまだが..., etc.》
    • very much (wanting to do something one cannot)
    • greatly
    • really
  3. [adv] [uk]
    • so many
    • a lot of
History:
    • A 2021-08-20 03:50:38 Jim Breen
    • Comments
      I've added an example sentence for sense 2.
    • A* 2021-08-20 00:22:40 Robin Scott
    • Comments
      I think the note should be expanded.
There's a second adverb sense.
    • Refs
      daij, meikyo、gg5
    • Diff
      @@ -24,2 +24,2 @@
-<s_inf>often as 〜のはやまやまだが, etc.</s_inf>
-<gloss>very much (esp. wanting to do something one cannot)</gloss>
+<s_inf>as 〜たいのはやまやまだが..., 欲しいのはやまやまだが..., etc.</s_inf>
+<gloss>very much (wanting to do something one cannot)</gloss>
@@ -27,0 +28,6 @@
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&adv;</pos>
+<misc>&uk;</misc>
+<gloss>so many</gloss>
+<gloss>a lot of</gloss>
    • A 2021-08-19 23:42:02 Jim Breen
    • Comments
      Better. "のはやまやまである" is in GG5, and the JEs mostly use that sort of pattern to explain the entry.
    • Refs
      のはやまやまである	278
のはやまやまだが	4740
    • A* 2021-08-19 07:47:21
    • Comments
      This is the example in the kokugos. I still feel this isn't necessary to include in the entry -- not as a note.
    • Diff
      @@ -24 +24 @@
-<s_inf>often as 〜のはやまやまである, etc.</s_inf>
+<s_inf>often as 〜のはやまやまだが, etc.</s_inf>
    • A 2021-08-19 04:32:38 Jim Breen
    • Comments
      Au contraire, I thought it was quite useful.
    • Diff
      @@ -23,0 +24 @@
+<s_inf>often as 〜のはやまやまである, etc.</s_inf>
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