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[n]
▶ endless argument ▶ pointless argument ▶ fruitless dispute ▶ futile discussion ▶ [lit] argument over whose field to water (during a drought) |
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| 7. | A 2020-11-22 05:40:09 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| 6. | A* 2020-11-21 21:18:12 Robin Scott <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | gg5, prog 水かけ論 5422 水掛け論 30254 水掛論 2726 |
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| Diff: | @@ -5 +5 @@ -<keb>水かけ論</keb> +<keb>水掛け論</keb> @@ -8 +8 @@ -<keb>水掛け論</keb> +<keb>水かけ論</keb> @@ -20 +20,3 @@ -<gloss g_type="lit">arguing over whose field to water (e.g. during a drought)</gloss> +<gloss>fruitless dispute</gloss> +<gloss>futile discussion</gloss> +<gloss g_type="lit">argument over whose field to water (during a drought)</gloss> |
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| 5. | A 2011-11-15 15:26:33 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...> | |
| Comments: | slight change to make clear what kind of "fighting" |
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| Diff: | @@ -20,1 +20,1 @@ -<gloss g_type="lit">fighting over whose field to water (e.g. during a drought)</gloss> +<gloss g_type="lit">arguing over whose field to water (e.g. during a drought)</gloss> |
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| 4. | A* 2011-11-15 09:33:47 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | Koj |
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| Comments: | Let's make that into a literal gloss. |
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| Diff: | @@ -19,1 +19,2 @@ -<gloss>pointless argument (like fighting over whose field to water during a drought)</gloss> +<gloss>pointless argument</gloss> +<gloss g_type="lit">fighting over whose field to water (e.g. during a drought)</gloss> |
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| 3. | A* 2011-11-15 07:25:00 Nils Roland Barth <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | 広辞苑 |
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| Comments: | Explain etymology. |
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| Diff: | @@ -19,1 +19,1 @@ -<gloss>pointless argument</gloss> +<gloss>pointless argument (like fighting over whose field to water during a drought)</gloss> |
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