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jmdict 2855204 Active (id: 2193088)
<entry>
<ent_seq>2855204</ent_seq>
<k_ele>
<keb>爛柯</keb>
</k_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>らんか</reb>
</r_ele>
<sense>
<pos>&n;</pos>
<xref>囲碁</xref>
<misc>&form;</misc>
<gloss>go (board game)</gloss>
</sense>
<sense>
<pos>&n;</pos>
<s_inf>from a Chinese legend about a man who watches a game of go for so long that the handle of his axe rots away</s_inf>
<gloss>being so engrossed in go that one loses track of time</gloss>
<gloss>being so engrossed in an activity that one loses track of time</gloss>
</sense>
</entry>



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