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鞍替えくら替え
くらがえ
1. [n,vs,vi]
▶ changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.)
▶ switching over
2. [n,vs,vi]
▶ changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)

Conjugations


History:
5. A 2022-07-15 06:35:52  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
mk
  Diff:
@@ -15,0 +16 @@
+<pos>&vi;</pos>
@@ -22 +23,2 @@
-<gloss>changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)</gloss>
+<pos>&vi;</pos>
+<gloss>changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)</gloss>
4. A 2017-05-22 23:19:20  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Additional parenthesized details are best after the main part.
  Diff:
@@ -22 +22 @@
-<gloss>(of a geisha, prostitute, etc.) changing quarters</gloss>
+<gloss>changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)</gloss>
3. A* 2017-05-22 16:10:20  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijr/s
  Comments:
I think this is neater.
The second sense is quite specific.
  Diff:
@@ -16,4 +16,2 @@
-<gloss>changing one's stance</gloss>
-<gloss>changing loyalties</gloss>
-<gloss>changing jobs</gloss>
-<gloss>switching horses</gloss>
+<gloss>changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.)</gloss>
+<gloss>switching over</gloss>
@@ -24,3 +22 @@
-<gloss>changing business location</gloss>
-<gloss>changing houses</gloss>
-<gloss>changing quarters</gloss>
+<gloss>(of a geisha, prostitute, etc.) changing quarters</gloss>
2. A 2012-09-10 23:04:41  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Daijr, GG5, etc.
  Comments:
Things like "changing loyalties" are really self-explanatory.
  Diff:
@@ -16,0 +16,3 @@
+<gloss>changing one's stance</gloss>
+<gloss>changing loyalties</gloss>
+<gloss>changing jobs</gloss>
@@ -17,2 +20,0 @@
-<gloss>changing loyalties (e.g. political party, romantic partner)</gloss>
-<gloss>changing jobs</gloss>
@@ -23,1 +24,2 @@
-<gloss>changing houses (e.g. geisha, prostitutes)</gloss>
+<gloss>changing business location</gloss>
+<gloss>changing houses</gloss>
1. A* 2012-09-10 12:04:58  Nils Roland Barth <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
GG5 daijr koj
研究社中 「くら替え」 in example sentences
1,450,000 鞍替え
  219,000 くら替え
  Comments:
Alt spelling くら替え (saw as such in newspaper, re: switching franchise network).
Expand glosses – “switch horses” idiomatic in English, loyalties, etc.
Split off geisha sense – daijr and koj split it off, rather specialized.
  Diff:
@@ -6,0 +6,3 @@
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>くら替え</keb>
@@ -13,0 +16,2 @@
+<gloss>switching horses</gloss>
+<gloss>changing loyalties (e.g. political party, romantic partner)</gloss>
@@ -14,1 +19,6 @@
-<gloss>changing quarters (geisha, etc.)</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<pos>&vs;</pos>
+<gloss>changing houses (e.g. geisha, prostitutes)</gloss>
+<gloss>changing quarters</gloss>

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