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下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たる；下手な鉄砲も数打てば当たる
【へたなてっぽうもかずうてばあたる】

[exp,v5r] [proverb]
▶ even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries
▶ [lit] even a poor marksman will hit the target with enough shots

Cross references:
	⇔ see: 2779710 下手な鉄砲も数撃ちゃ当たる 1. even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries; even a poor marksman will hit the target with enough shots

Conjugations

History:

5.	A 2022-08-01 04:18:25 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	Add POS to proverbs -- via bulkupd.py --
	Diff:	@@ -14,0 +15 @@ +<pos>&v5r;</pos>
4.	A 2017-12-06 09:07:52 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
	Diff:	@@ -15,2 +15,2 @@ -<xref type="see" seq="2779710">下手な鉄砲も数撃ちゃ当たる・へたなてっぽうもかずうちゃあたる</xref> -<misc>&id;</misc> +<xref type="see" seq="2779710">下手な鉄砲も数撃ちゃ当たる</xref> +<misc>&proverb;</misc>
3.	A 2013-03-24 02:39:39 Paul Upchurch <...address hidden...>
	Diff:	@@ -15,0 +15,1 @@ +<xref type="see" seq="2779710">下手な鉄砲も数撃ちゃ当たる・へたなてっぽうもかずうちゃあたる</xref>
2.	A 2013-03-23 23:07:56 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	Both forms common.
	Diff:	@@ -15,0 +15,2 @@ +<xref type="see" seq="2779710">下手な鉄砲も数撃ちゃ当たる・へたなでっぽうもすうげきちゃあたる</xref> +<xref type="see" seq="2779710">下手な鉄砲も数撃ちゃ当たる・へたなでっぽうもかずうちゃあたる</xref>
1.	A* 2013-03-23 22:12:32 Paul Upchurch <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	daijr/s, nikk, 新和英中辞典, Luminous, ALC

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