jmdict 2416750 Active (id#2130612)
下手の考え休むに似たり
へたのかんがえやすむににたり
  1. [exp] [proverb]
    • it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one
    • they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep
    • inadequate ideas are worse than none at all
    Cross references:
    • ⇔ see: 2407990 下手な考え休むに似たり 1. it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at all
History:
    • A 2021-07-22 15:10:39 Marcus Richert
    • Diff
      @@ -14,4 +14,3 @@
      -<gloss>It's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one</gloss>
      -<gloss>They to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep</gloss>
      -<gloss>Poor thinking is futile</gloss>
      -<gloss>Inadequate ideas are worse than none at all</gloss>
      +<gloss>it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one</gloss>
      +<gloss>they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep</gloss>
      +<gloss>inadequate ideas are worse than none at all</gloss>
    • A 2014-12-03 04:18:50 Marcus Richert
    • Diff
      @@ -12,2 +12,2 @@
      -<xref type="see" seq="2407990">下手な考え休むに似たり・へたなかんがえやすむににたり</xref>
      -<misc>&id;</misc>
      +<xref type="see" seq="2407990">下手な考え休むに似たり</xref>
      +<misc>&proverb;</misc>
    • A 2013-08-02 23:58:36 Rene Malenfant
    • A* 2013-07-15 00:10:37 Jim Breen
    • Comments
      Aligning glosses.
    • Refs
      新和英中辞典, ルミナス
    • Diff
      @@ -12,0 +12,2 @@
      +<xref type="see" seq="2407990">下手な考え休むに似たり・へたなかんがえやすむににたり</xref>
      +<xref type="see" seq="2407990">下手な考え休むに似たり・へたなかんがえやすむににたり</xref>
      @@ -14,1 +16,3 @@
      -<gloss>Mickle fails that fools think</gloss>
      +<gloss>They to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep</gloss>
      +<gloss>Poor thinking is futile</gloss>
      +<gloss>Inadequate ideas are worse than none at all</gloss>
    • A 2008-11-21 00:00:00
    • Comments
      Entry created
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