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▶ to outwit ▶ to get the better of ▶ to leave (an opponent) dumbfounded ▶ [lit] to expose (someone's) nose |
5. | A 2023-01-11 20:46:34 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
4. | A* 2023-01-11 15:34:59 Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...> | |
Refs: | meikyo: 相手を出し抜いて、あっと言わせる。 shinmeikai: 自己満足している者を出し抜いて、まいったと言わせる。 None of my refs say anything about the opponent being superior. Closest is shinmeikai, which describes the opponent as 自己満足. Google N-gram Corpus Counts ╭─ーーーーーー─┬───────┬───────╮ │ 鼻を明かす │ 1,578 │ 46.0% │ │ 鼻をあかす │ 1,855 │ 54.0% │ │ はなを明かす │ 0 │ 0.0% │ │ 鼻を明す │ 0 │ 0.0% │ │ はなをあかす │ 0 │ 0.0% │ ├─ーーーーーー─┼───────┼───────┤ │ 鼻を明かし │ 3,211 │ 56.5% │ │ 鼻をあかし │ 2,419 │ 42.6% │ │ はなを明かし │ 0 │ 0.0% │ │ 鼻を明し │ 0 │ 0.0% │ │ はなをあかし │ 53 │ 0.9% │ ╰─ーーーーーー─┴───────┴───────╯ |
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Diff: | @@ -15,0 +16 @@ +<misc>&id;</misc> @@ -18 +19,2 @@ -<gloss g_type="expl">to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless</gloss> +<gloss>to leave (an opponent) dumbfounded</gloss> +<gloss g_type="lit">to expose (someone's) nose</gloss> |
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3. | A 2010-09-01 10:53:48 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
Diff: | @@ -16,1 +16,0 @@ -<gloss g_type="expl">to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless</gloss> @@ -19,0 +18,1 @@ +<gloss g_type="expl">to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless</gloss> |
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2. | A* 2010-08-30 19:33:42 Scott | |
Refs: | gg5 daij koj |
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Comments: | This seems more accurate |
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Diff: | @@ -16,1 +16,3 @@ -<gloss>to take advantage of another's misfortune</gloss> +<gloss g_type="expl">to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless</gloss> +<gloss>to outwit</gloss> +<gloss>to get the better of</gloss> |
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1. | A* 2010-08-30 19:31:32 Scott | |
Diff: | @@ -6,0 +6,3 @@ +</k_ele> +<k_ele> +<keb>鼻をあかす</keb> @@ -12,0 +15,1 @@ +<pos>&v5s;</pos> |