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jmdict 1276050 Active (id: 2160366)
口減らし口べらし
くちべらし
1. [n,vs,vi]
▶ reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)

Conjugations


History:
7. A 2021-11-18 00:43:42  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Meikyo vt and vi additions to n,vs entries
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff:
@@ -15,0 +16 @@
+<pos>&vi;</pos>
6. A 2019-04-29 12:01:28  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
"amount" doesn't really work with countable nouns. Trimming.
  Diff:
@@ -16 +16 @@
-<gloss>cutting down on the amount of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption or apprenticeship, etc.)</gloss>
+<gloss>reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)</gloss>
5. A* 2019-04-26 16:48:23  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijr: 人数を減らすこと。特に、子供を奉公に出したりして、生計の負担を減らすこと。

daijs 棄老:
昔、口減らしのために、老人を山中などに捨てたという習俗。「棄老伝説」
daijr: 
... "昔、口減らしのためにこのような習俗があったという。" 
(nikk plays the odd one out and instead says: 昔、食物の不足を解消する方法として)
  Diff:
@@ -16,2 +16 @@
-<gloss>giving up children for adoption or apprenticeship, etc. (out of poverty)</gloss>
-<gloss g_type="lit">reducing the number of mouths</gloss>
+<gloss>cutting down on the amount of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption or apprenticeship, etc.)</gloss>
4. A 2013-12-01 19:13:19  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I think this works, and is briefer.
  Diff:
@@ -16,2 +16,2 @@
-<gloss>giving up one or more of one's children by adoption or by sending them on apprenticeship, etc. (out of poverty)</gloss>
-<gloss g_type="lit">reducing the amount of mouths</gloss>
+<gloss>giving up children for adoption or apprenticeship, etc. (out of poverty)</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="lit">reducing the number of mouths</gloss>
3. A* 2013-12-01 08:08:13  Marcus Richert
  Refs:
daijs nikk
  Comments:
... maybe I made it overly wordy.
  Diff:
@@ -15,1 +15,3 @@
-<gloss>reducing the mouths to feed</gloss>
+<pos>&vs;</pos>
+<gloss>giving up one or more of one's children by adoption or by sending them on apprenticeship, etc. (out of poverty)</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="lit">reducing the amount of mouths</gloss>
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