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問うは一度の恥、問わぬは末代の恥問うは一度の恥問わぬは末代の恥 [sK]
とうはいちどのはじ、とわぬはまつだいのはじ
1. [exp] [proverb]
▶ better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know



History:
9. A 2024-03-26 18:44:30  Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Daijr and koj use a comma with this expression.
  Comments:
https://github.com/JMdictProject/JMdictIssues/issues/122
Adding commas to readings to align with kanji forms.
  Diff:
@@ -8,0 +9 @@
+<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
@@ -11 +12 @@
-<reb>とうはいちどのはじとわぬはまつだいのはじ</reb>
+<reb>とうはいちどのはじ、とわぬはまつだいのはじ</reb>
8. A 2019-03-03 20:21:45  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
7. A* 2019-03-03 12:56:00  Timofei Shatrov <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
add version without comma
  Diff:
@@ -5,0 +6,3 @@
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>問うは一度の恥問わぬは末代の恥</keb>
6. A 2018-01-06 10:33:47  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
5. A* 2018-01-04 00:16:27  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Aligning with Rene's edit on 聞くは一時の恥聞かぬは末代の恥
  Diff:
@@ -13 +13 @@
-<gloss>better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never to know</gloss>
+<gloss>better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know</gloss>
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