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[exp,v5u]
▶ to be commonly referred to as ▶ as people say ▶ as the saying is ▶ they say
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| 7. | A 2018-06-27 20:47:48 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...> | |
| 6. | A* 2018-06-26 00:56:53 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| Comments: | Reopen. |
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| 5. | A 2018-06-26 00:56:32 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | Eijiro, GG5 examples. G n-grams: 俗に言う 233232 俗に言い 712 俗に言え 1371 俗に言っ 373 俗に言わ 10444 |
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| Comments: | I've sat on this too long. While I can understand the Japanese OK, I think it's useful for people looking for the appropriate Japanese for the equivalent phrase in English, or to check if they've constructed something that's actually used in Japanese (as this expression clearly is). To quote the GG5 usages: 俗に言う癒し系の音楽 music to relax to, as people call it 俗に言えば［いわゆる］ to use a common 「word ［phrase］; in everyday language; in the language of the street; as is said in common 「talk ［speech, parlance>］; as is commonly said; as folks say; as the saying is 慣れると不思議さが減ると俗に言う． They say that familiarity takes the wonder out of things. Temp approval with extra glosses (which I'm sure can be improved._ |
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| Diff: | @@ -13 +13,5 @@ -<gloss>to be commonly referred to as ...</gloss> +<xref type="see" seq="1343150">所謂・いわゆる</xref> +<gloss>to be commonly referred to as</gloss> +<gloss>as people say</gloss> +<gloss>as the saying is</gloss> +<gloss>they say</gloss> |
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| 4. | D* 2018-06-25 20:03:56 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...> | |
| 3. | A* 2018-06-14 21:13:01 Robin Scott <...address hidden...> | |
| Comments: | Certainly does but do we need this? |
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