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聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは末代の恥聞くは一時の恥聞かぬは末代の恥 [sK]
きくはいっときのはじ、きかぬはまつだいのはじ
1. [exp] [proverb]
▶ better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 2836571 聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは一生の恥 1. better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know



History:
6. A 2024-03-26 19:28:44  Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Kanjipedia, jitenon, daijirin, koj, etc. 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>きくはいっときのはじきかぬはまつだいのはじ</reb>
+<reb>きくはいっときのはじ、きかぬはまつだいのはじ</reb>
@@ -15 +16 @@
-<xref type="see" seq="2836571">聞くは一時の恥聞かぬは一生の恥</xref>
+<xref type="see" seq="2836571">聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは一生の恥</xref>
5. A 2021-11-29 11:32:33  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -3,0 +4,3 @@
+<k_ele>
+<keb>聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは末代の恥</keb>
+</k_ele>
4. A 2018-09-09 16:04:00  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
xref to more common variant.
  Diff:
@@ -11,0 +12 @@
+<xref type="see" seq="2836571">聞くは一時の恥聞かぬは一生の恥</xref>
3. A 2017-12-24 21:33:59  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
"than not ask and never to know" does not seem grammatically correct
  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>
2. A* 2017-12-06 04:22:44  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Aligning the gloss with our two 問うは・・・ entries
  Diff:
@@ -12,2 +12,2 @@
-<misc>&id;</misc>
-<gloss>Better ask than go astray</gloss>
+<misc>&proverb;</misc>
+<gloss>better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never to know</gloss>
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