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背に腹は変えられない背に腹は代えられない背に腹は替えられない背に腹はかえられない [sK]
せにはらはかえられない
1. [exp,adj-i] [proverb]
▶ you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs
▶ a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2216540 背に腹は替えられぬ【せにはらはかえられぬ】 1. you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem

Conjugations


History:
9. A 2024-01-31 23:18:26  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -11 +11 @@
-<keb>背に腹はかえられない</keb>
+<keb>背に腹は替えられない</keb>
@@ -14 +14,2 @@
-<keb>背に腹は替えられない</keb>
+<keb>背に腹はかえられない</keb>
+<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
8. A* 2024-01-30 23:28:45  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
背に腹はかえ	8670	19.3%
背に腹は替え	3680	8.2%
背に腹は代え	13335	29.7%
背に腹は変え	19259	42.9%
  Comments:
Reordered.
  Diff:
@@ -3,0 +4,6 @@
+<k_ele>
+<keb>背に腹は変えられない</keb>
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>背に腹は代えられない</keb>
+</k_ele>
@@ -9,6 +14,0 @@
-</k_ele>
-<k_ele>
-<keb>背に腹は代えられない</keb>
-</k_ele>
-<k_ele>
-<keb>背に腹は変えられない</keb>
7. A 2022-08-01 04:02:21  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Add POS to proverbs
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff:
@@ -20,0 +21 @@
+<pos>&adj-i;</pos>
6. A 2022-06-18 01:02:54  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
OK
5. A* 2022-06-17 17:43:04 
  Refs:
日国
  Comments:
maybe clearer?
  Diff:
@@ -23 +23 @@
-<gloss>you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice</gloss>
+<gloss>a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem</gloss>
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