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問うは一旦の恥、問わぬは末代の恥問うは一旦の恥問わぬは末代の恥 [sK]
とうはいったんのはじ、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 18:46:26  Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Jitenon uses 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>とうはいったんのはじとわぬはまつだいのはじ</reb>
+<reb>とうはいったんのはじ、とわぬはまつだいのはじ</reb>
8. A 2021-11-29 11:33:32  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -3,0 +4,3 @@
+<k_ele>
+<keb>問うは一旦の恥、問わぬは末代の恥</keb>
+</k_ele>
7. A 2018-01-06 10:35:48  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
6. A* 2018-01-04 00:15:52  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>
5. A 2017-12-06 04:21:42  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -12,2 +12,2 @@
-<misc>&id;</misc>
-<gloss>Better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never to know</gloss>
+<misc>&proverb;</misc>
+<gloss>better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never to know</gloss>
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