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負けるが勝ち
まけるがかち
1. [exp] [proverb]
▶ he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day
▶ sometimes you have to lose to win
▶ [lit] losing is winning



History:
5. A 2020-06-13 11:10:53  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -14,0 +15 @@
+<gloss g_type="lit">losing is winning</gloss>
4. A 2017-12-08 09:43:54  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -12 +12 @@
-<misc>&id;</misc>
+<misc>&proverb;</misc>
3. A 2012-09-11 23:21:25  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -13,1 +13,1 @@
-<gloss>He that fights and runs away may live to fight another day</gloss>
+<gloss>he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day</gloss>
2. A* 2012-09-11 12:36:08  Marcus
  Refs:
英語ことわざ教訓辞典, daijs, nikk
  Comments:
made it the same gloss as 逃げるが勝ち
+ "sometimes you have to lose to win"
  Diff:
@@ -13,1 +13,2 @@
-<gloss>to lose is to win</gloss>
+<gloss>He that fights and runs away may live to fight another day</gloss>
+<gloss>sometimes you have to lose to win</gloss>
1. A 2008-11-21 00:00:00 
  Comments:
Entry created

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