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餅は餅屋もちはもち屋モチはモチ屋
もちはもちや (餅は餅屋, もちはもち屋)モチはモチや (モチはモチ屋)
  1. [exp] [proverb]
    • every man knows his own business best
    • one should go to specialists for the best results
    • [lit] for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
    Cross references:
    • ⇒ see: 1535790 餅 1. mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
History:
    • A 2021-07-24 21:51:06 Jim Breen
    • A* 2021-07-24 14:19:53 Marcus Richert
    • Comments
      saw it written like this 1962 article.
    • Refs
      餅は餅屋	25891
      もちはもち屋	1509
      モチはモチ屋	1257
    • Diff
      @@ -9,0 +10,3 @@
      +<k_ele>
      +<keb>モチはモチ屋</keb>
      +</k_ele>
      @@ -11,0 +15,6 @@
      +<re_restr>餅は餅屋</re_restr>
      +<re_restr>もちはもち屋</re_restr>
      +</r_ele>
      +<r_ele>
      +<reb>モチはモチや</reb>
      +<re_restr>モチはモチ屋</re_restr>
    • A 2020-06-10 06:03:11 Marcus Richert
    • Refs
      餠は餠屋	No matches
      餅は餅屋	25891
      もちはもち屋	1509
    • Diff
      @@ -4,3 +3,0 @@
      -<k_ele>
      -<keb>餠は餠屋</keb>
      -</k_ele>
      @@ -18 +15 @@
      -<xref type="see" seq="1535790">餠</xref>
      +<xref type="see" seq="1535790">餅</xref>
    • A 2017-12-06 02:19:11 Jim Breen
    • A* 2017-12-04 09:57:48 Marcus Richert
    • Diff
      @@ -18 +18,2 @@
      -<misc>&id;</misc>
      +<xref type="see" seq="1535790">餠</xref>
      +<misc>&proverb;</misc>
      @@ -20,0 +22 @@
      +<gloss g_type="lit">for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop</gloss>
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