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jmdict 1492940 Active (id: 2054989)
不肖 [spec2,news2,nf46]
ふしょう [spec2,news2,nf46]
1. [adj-no,adj-na,n]
▶ unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.)
2. [pn] [hum]
▶ I
▶ me
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 1492950 不肖私【ふしょうわたくし】 1. I; me
3. [adj-no,adj-na,n] [form]
《used self-referentially》
▶ incompetent
▶ unskilled
▶ inexperienced
▶ foolish
4. [adj-na,n] [arch]
▶ unfortunate
▶ unlucky



History:
4. A 2019-12-30 22:08:47  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2019-12-30 13:53:56  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5, prog, daij
  Comments:
I think adjective glosses are better here.
  Diff:
@@ -17 +16,0 @@
-<pos>&n;</pos>
@@ -20,3 +18,0 @@
-<gloss>unworthiness (of one's father, teacher, etc.)</gloss>
-</sense>
-<sense>
@@ -24,11 +20 @@
-<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
-<pos>&adj-na;</pos>
-<gloss>incompetence</gloss>
-<gloss>foolishness</gloss>
-</sense>
-<sense>
-<pos>&n;</pos>
-<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
-<pos>&adj-na;</pos>
-<gloss>misfortune</gloss>
-<gloss>unluckiness</gloss>
+<gloss>unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.)</gloss>
@@ -41,0 +28,18 @@
+<sense>
+<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
+<pos>&adj-na;</pos>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<misc>&litf;</misc>
+<s_inf>used self-referentially</s_inf>
+<gloss>incompetent</gloss>
+<gloss>unskilled</gloss>
+<gloss>inexperienced</gloss>
+<gloss>foolish</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&adj-na;</pos>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<misc>&arch;</misc>
+<gloss>unfortunate</gloss>
+<gloss>unlucky</gloss>
+</sense>
2. A 2015-05-31 08:37:31  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -20 +20 @@
-<gloss>unworthiness of one's father or master</gloss>
+<gloss>unworthiness (of one's father, teacher, etc.)</gloss>
@@ -37 +37 @@
-<pos>&n;</pos>
+<pos>&pn;</pos>
1. A* 2015-05-31 05:55:56  Douglas Perkins <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
It feels strange to have "or master" in parentheses.  It's not clarifying or expanding on an idea, so I would think either to have it without parentheses, as I've done here, or removing it entirely is better.
  Diff:
@@ -20 +20 @@
-<gloss>unworthiness of one's father (or master)</gloss>
+<gloss>unworthiness of one's father or master</gloss>

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