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焼けぼっくいに火がつく焼けぼっくいに火が付く焼け木杭に火が付く焼け棒杭に火が付く焼け木杭に火がつく [sK] 焼け棒杭に火がつく [sK]
やけぼっくいにひがつく
1. [exp,v5k] [id]
▶ the embers of a former relationship flare up again
▶ old love blazes anew

Conjugations


History:
6. A 2023-08-27 21:06:52  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
5. A* 2023-08-27 14:36:11  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
meikyo: 以前に関係があって一度縁が切れていたものが、またもとの関係に戻ることのたとえ。多く男女関係にいう。
gg5: 焼けぼっくいに火がついた. The old embers of their love blazed anew between them.
lumious: 彼らは焼け棒杭に火がついた The dying embers of their former passion blazed anew between them.
prog: あの二人は焼けぼっくいに火がついたらしい  Love seems to have flared up again between them.
焼けぼっくいに火がつい	521	76.6%	
焼けぼっくいに火が付い	51	7.5%	
焼け木杭に火が付い	        0	0.0%	
焼け棒杭に火が付い	        22	3.2%	
焼け木杭に火がつい	        55	8.1%	
焼け棒杭に火がつい	        31	4.6%
  Comments:
I don't think it's a proverb.
  Diff:
@@ -5,0 +6,3 @@
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>焼けぼっくいに火が付く</keb>
@@ -12,0 +16,8 @@
+<k_ele>
+<keb>焼け木杭に火がつく</keb>
+<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>焼け棒杭に火がつく</keb>
+<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
+</k_ele>
@@ -19,2 +30,3 @@
-<misc>&proverb;</misc>
-<gloss>wood half-burned is easily kindled</gloss>
+<misc>&id;</misc>
+<gloss>the embers of a former relationship flare up again</gloss>
+<gloss>old love blazes anew</gloss>
4. A* 2023-08-26 07:05:34  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
焼けぼっくいに火がつく	259	91.5%
焼け木杭に火が付く	0	0.0%
焼け棒杭に火が付く	24	8.5%
  Comments:
Ordering as in 1742610.
  Diff:
@@ -3,0 +4,6 @@
+<k_ele>
+<keb>焼けぼっくいに火がつく</keb>
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>焼け木杭に火が付く</keb>
+</k_ele>
3. A 2022-08-01 04:18:11  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Add POS to proverbs
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff:
@@ -11,0 +12 @@
+<pos>&v5k;</pos>
2. A 2017-12-08 10:52:40  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -12,2 +12,2 @@
-<misc>&id;</misc>
-<gloss>Wood half-burned is easily kindled</gloss>
+<misc>&proverb;</misc>
+<gloss>wood half-burned is easily kindled</gloss>
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