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一姫二太郎
【いちひめにたろう】

1.	[exp] [proverb] ▶ it's good to have a girl first and then a boy
2.	[exp] [col] 《recent usage》 ▶ one girl and two boys are ideal

History:

10.	A 2022-10-15 00:45:05 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	Daijs: 子をもつには、最初は育てやすい女の子で、次は男の子がよいという言い伝え。[補説]近年、俗に「女ひとりと男ふたりの子をもつのが理想」の意で用いられることもある。
	Comments:	Reflecing the "俗に" too.
	Diff:	@@ -16,0 +17 @@ +<misc>&col;</misc> @@ -18 +19 @@ -<gloss>one girl and two boys</gloss> +<gloss>one girl and two boys are ideal</gloss>
9.	A* 2022-10-15 00:36:36
	Comments:	but Daijisen says 2nd sense too means ...が理想 I trust it over GG5.
8.	A 2022-10-14 06:16:36 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	GG5: 一姫二太郎 first a daughter, then a son(, traditionally the most auspicious order for the birth of children); 〔俗解: 娘一人に息子二人〕 one daughter, two sons.
	Comments:	I liked the earlier version.
	Diff:	@@ -12,2 +12,2 @@ -<s_inf>original meaning</s_inf> -<gloss>the ideal is to have a girl first and then a boy</gloss> +<misc>&proverb;</misc> +<gloss>it's good to have a girl first and then a boy</gloss> @@ -17,2 +17,2 @@ -<s_inf>more recent usage</s_inf> -<gloss>the ideal is to have one girl and two boys</gloss> +<s_inf>recent usage</s_inf> +<gloss>one girl and two boys</gloss>
7.	A* 2022-10-13 21:51:20
	Comments:	gojijukugo
	Diff:	@@ -12 +12,2 @@ -<gloss>It's good to have a girl first and then a boy</gloss> +<s_inf>original meaning</s_inf> +<gloss>the ideal is to have a girl first and then a boy</gloss> @@ -16 +17,2 @@ -<gloss>one daughter and two sons</gloss> +<s_inf>more recent usage</s_inf> +<gloss>the ideal is to have one girl and two boys</gloss>
6.	A* 2022-10-13 10:47:21 Nicolas Maia
	Refs:	daijs: [補説]近年、俗に「女ひとりと男ふたりの子をもつのが理想」の意で用いられることもある。 https://kotobank.jp/word/一姫二太郎-433162
	Diff:	@@ -12,0 +13,4 @@ +</sense> +<sense> +<pos>&exp;</pos> +<gloss>one daughter and two sons</gloss>
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5.	A 2017-01-13 04:03:40 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	GG5, etc.
4.	A* 2017-01-13 02:19:46 Ben Bullock <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	http://gogen-allguide.com/i/ichihimenitarou.html http://kotowaza-allguide.com/i/ichihimenitarou.html
	Comments:	Definitely not "two boys", this means that it is better if the first child is a girl and the second a boy. Chanced upon this change looking at the submissions. Please check the text at the links for evidence.
	Diff:	@@ -12 +12 @@ -<gloss>It's good to have a girl first and then two boys</gloss> +<gloss>It's good to have a girl first and then a boy</gloss>
3.	A* 2017-01-13 01:36:19
	Comments:	two boys
	Diff:	@@ -12 +12 @@ -<gloss>It's good to have a girl first and then a boy</gloss> +<gloss>It's good to have a girl first and then two boys</gloss>
2.	A 2015-05-24 05:59:59 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
1.	A* 2015-05-21 20:24:10
	Diff:	@@ -11 +11 @@ -<pos>&n;</pos> +<pos>&exp;</pos>

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