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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:
8. A 2021-07-24 21:51:06  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
7. A* 2021-07-24 14:19:53  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
餅は餅屋	25891
もちはもち屋	1509
モチはモチ屋	1257
  Comments:
saw it written like this 1962 article.
  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>
6. A 2020-06-10 06:03:11  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  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>
5. A 2017-12-06 02:19:11  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
4. A* 2017-12-04 09:57:48  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  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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