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jmdict 2800790 Active (id: 1988593)
蝙蝠も鳥のうち蝙蝠も鳥の内
こうもりもとりのうち
1. [exp] [proverb]
▶ capable or not, we are all in the same boat
▶ [lit] bats are also birds



History:
4. A 2018-10-09 10:03:26  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -16 +16 @@
-<gloss g_type="expl">capable or not, we are all in the same boat</gloss>
+<gloss>capable or not, we are all in the same boat</gloss>
3. A 2014-12-05 08:13:50  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -15 +15 @@
-<misc>&id;</misc>
+<misc>&proverb;</misc>
2. A 2013-10-09 16:17:36  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2013-09-24 04:28:26  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijs nikk
32 (ngram)
http://books.google.co.jp/books?
id=wGb4zNqYj10C&lpg=PA116&ots=RBbOIG6gMi&dq=does%20not%20bec
ome%20the%20sparrow%20to%20mix%20in%20the%20dance%20of%20the
%20cranes.&pg=PA116#v=onepage&q=does%20not%20become%20the%20
sparrow%20to%20mix%20in%20the%20dance%20of%20the%20cranes.&f
=false
  Comments:
actually has two meanings.
"つまらない者が、賢者の中に交じっていることのたとえ。また、取るに足りないものでも、
仲間の一部であることのたとえ。"
"微力な者でも仲間の一部であることのたとえ。また、つまらない者が賢者の仲間にまじっ
ていることのたとえ。"

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