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| 1. |
[n]
[form]
▶ go (board game)
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| 2. |
[n]
《from a Chinese legend about a man who watches a game of go for so long that the handle of his axe rots away》 ▶ being so engrossed in go that one loses track of time ▶ being so engrossed in an activity that one loses track of time |
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| 4. | A 2022-06-26 22:43:41 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| 3. | A* 2022-06-26 16:14:02 Robin Scott <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | daijr: 転じて，好きな遊びや物事に心を奪われて時のたつのを忘れること。 |
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| Diff: | @@ -11,0 +12 @@ +<xref type="see" seq="1155990">囲碁</xref> @@ -18 +19,2 @@ -<gloss>being so engrossed in go one forgets the time</gloss> +<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> |
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| 2. | A 2022-06-25 04:17:31 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| Comments: | Several references say it's a formal/literary name for go. Can we trim that note? Possibly just "from a Chinese legend" would do. |
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| Diff: | @@ -9,0 +10,5 @@ +<sense> +<pos>&n;</pos> +<misc>&form;</misc> +<gloss>go (board game)</gloss> +</sense> |
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| 1. | A* 2022-06-20 05:34:29 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | koj daijr etc. 爛柯 1448 |
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| Comments: | "for so long that the handle of his ax rots" this detail explains the characters 爛柯, 柯 = axe handle, 爛=くさる (as I understood koj) |
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