jmdict 2830714 Active (id#2326414)
虻蜂； アブ蜂 [sK]
【 あぶはち； アブハチ (nokanji) 】
  1. [n]
    • horsefly and bee
    • horsefly and wasp
    Cross references:
    • ⇒ see: 1671190 虻蜂取らず【あぶはちとらず】 1. attempting two tasks at the same time, accomplishing neither; falling between two stools; catching neither the horsefly nor the bee
History:
    • A 2024-12-08 10:10:58 Jim Breen (id#2326414)
    • Comments
      Mazegaki addition (maze3)
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
    • Diff
      @@ -5,0 +6,4 @@
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>アブ蜂</keb>
+<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
    • A 2016-12-14 10:50:57 Johan Råde
    • Diff
      @@ -16,3 +16,3 @@
-<xref type="see" seq="1153510">虻・あぶ</xref>
-<gloss>horsefly</gloss>
-<gloss>gadfly</gloss>
+<xref type="see" seq="1671190">虻蜂取らず・あぶはちとらず</xref>
+<gloss>horsefly and bee</gloss>
+<gloss>horsefly and wasp</gloss>
    • A* 2016-12-09 17:14:45 Rene Malenfant
    • Refs
      daijs
あぶ‐はち【×虻蜂】
アブとハチ。
    • A* 2016-12-09 07:17:43 Johan Råde
    • Comments
      I meant of course neither the horse fly 虻 nor the bee 蜂.
    • A* 2016-12-09 07:14:48 Johan Råde
    • Comments
      I have some doubts about this entry.
虻蜂 is mainly used in 虻蜂取らず.
That phrase means literally catching neither the horse fly 虻 nor the bee 虻.
    • Refs
      虻蜂	3396	
虻蜂取らず	2688	
http://kotowaza-allguide.com/a/abuhachitorazu.html:
   虻も蜂も両方を捕まえようと（退治しようと）して...
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