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A 2020-06-26 01:56:37 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
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A* 2020-06-26 00:37:55 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
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"借りてきた猫__のように___おとなしい"
"__まるで___借りてきた猫だね."
"夫は私の実家にくると借りてきた猫__のように__おとなしい. "
It's the state in the "full form" of ...のように or まるで... but not by itself - it doesn't make sense to say "lamb-like gentlenessのように"
But on the other hand, since it's always のように |
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-<gloss>(being suddenly) quiet and meek</gloss>
-<gloss>lamb-like gentleness</gloss>
+<gloss>someone who is suddenly quiet and meek</gloss> |
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A* 2020-06-24 00:49:31 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
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GG5: 借りてきた猫のようにおとなしい be as 「gentle [meek] as a lamb.
あの子はどうしたんだ. まるで借りてきた猫だね. What's up with the child? She's quiet as a mouse.
中辞典: 夫は私の実家にくると借りてきた猫のようにおとなしい. When my husband visits my parents' house, he turns into a sweet little lamb. |
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I think it's the state rather than the person. The lamb metaphor seems common. |
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-<gloss>person who is (suddenly) quiet and meek</gloss>
-<gloss g_type="lit">a borrowed cat</gloss>
+<gloss>(being suddenly) quiet and meek</gloss>
+<gloss>lamb-like gentleness</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="lit">borrowed cat</gloss> |
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A* 2020-06-22 13:34:13 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
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not sure if "lamb" is really helpful
(lambs are always meek, aren't they?) |
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-<gloss>being quiet and meek (in contrast to normal behaviour)</gloss>
-<gloss>being as meek as a lamb</gloss>
+<gloss>person who is (suddenly) quiet and meek</gloss> |
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A 2017-12-28 05:10:07 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
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A* 2017-12-28 01:22:14 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
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借りて来た猫のよう in daijr. Do we maybe want a
note? "usu. as 借りて来た猫のように" |
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+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<misc>&id;</misc> |
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A 2012-02-10 05:40:33 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
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A* 2012-02-10 05:19:32 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
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-<gloss>being quiet and meek (in contrast to normal behaviour) (c.f. meek as a lamb)</gloss>
-<gloss>lit: a borrowed cat</gloss>
+<gloss>being quiet and meek (in contrast to normal behaviour)</gloss>
+<gloss>being as meek as a lamb</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="lit">a borrowed cat</gloss> |
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A 2007-08-15 00:00:00
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Entry created |