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余り物に福がある余り物に福が有る
あまりものにふくがある
1. [exp,v5r-i] [proverb]
▶ don't despair because you're the last to take your pick
▶ you can find treasures in leftovers
▶ one man's trash is another's treasure

Conjugations


History:
7. A 2022-08-01 04:18:33  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Add POS to proverbs
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff:
@@ -14,0 +15 @@
+<pos>&v5r-i;</pos>
6. A 2017-12-11 10:59:12  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
5. A* 2017-12-06 10:47:24  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijs
"人が取り残したものや最後に残ったものの中には、意外によいものがあ
る。"
kotowaza-allguide "人と競って先を争うのを戒めるときに使う。ま
た、順番が後になった人を慰めるときに使われることが多い。
我先にと人を押しのけるよりも、人と争わず遠慮深い人にこそ幸運があ
るということ。"
  Diff:
@@ -16 +16,3 @@
-<gloss>one man's junk is another's treasure</gloss>
+<gloss>don't despair because you're the last to take your pick</gloss>
+<gloss>you can find treasures in leftovers</gloss>
+<gloss>one man's trash is another's treasure</gloss>
4. A* 2017-12-06 10:40:58  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
kotowaza-allguide: 残り物には福があるとは、人が取り残した物の中に
は、思いがけず良いものがあるということ。
  Diff:
@@ -15,3 +15,2 @@
-<pos>&v5r-i;</pos>
-<misc>&id;</misc>
-<gloss>Leftovers are the best of all</gloss>
+<misc>&proverb;</misc>
+<gloss>one man's junk is another's treasure</gloss>
3. A 2015-03-04 02:58:24  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -14,0 +15 @@
+<pos>&v5r-i;</pos>
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