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| 1. |
[n]
▶ joys and sorrows ▶ happiness and sadness |
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| 2. | A 2011-09-17 11:41:46 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | ルミナス |
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| Diff: | @@ -17,0 +17,1 @@ +<gloss>happiness and sadness</gloss> |
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| 1. | A* 2011-09-17 11:33:46 Nils Roland Barth <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | GG5, 大辞林 |
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| Comments: | * “joys and sorrows” is more idiomatic * FWIW, this is essentially synonymous with 悲喜 (大辞林と広辞苑 give identical definitions), but used in different set phrases. Further, GG5 translates them subtly differently as “joys and sorrows” (plural – many events, 哀歓) and “joy and sorrow” (singular – the emotions themselves, 悲喜). Compare 人生の哀歓 “the joys and sorrows of life” with 悲喜交々（の人生） “(a life of) a mixture of joy and sorrow” – admittedly quite subtle. |
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| Diff: | @@ -16,1 +16,1 @@ -<gloss>sadness and joy</gloss> +<gloss>joys and sorrows</gloss> |
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