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jmdict 2420100 Active (id: 2200644)
隣の花は赤い
となりのはなはあかい
1. [exp,adj-i] [proverb]
▶ the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
▶ [lit] the neighbour's flowers are redder

Conjugations


History:
4. A 2022-08-01 04:02:26  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Add POS to proverbs
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff:
@@ -11,0 +12 @@
+<pos>&adj-i;</pos>
3. A 2014-12-04 22:53:10  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
shouldn't that be a lit?
  Diff:
@@ -14 +14 @@
-<gloss g_type="expl">the neighbour's flowers are redder</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="lit">the neighbour's flowers are redder</gloss>
2. A* 2014-12-03 05:30:31  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijs
  Diff:
@@ -12,2 +12,3 @@
-<misc>&id;</misc>
-<gloss>The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence</gloss>
+<misc>&proverb;</misc>
+<gloss>the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="expl">the neighbour's flowers are redder</gloss>
1. A 2008-11-21 00:00:00 
  Comments:
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