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jmdict 1882920 Active (id: 2145422)
性の悪い
しょうのわるい
1. [exp,adj-i]
▶ ill-natured
▶ of mean disposition
▶ malicious
▶ wicked
2. [exp,adj-i]
▶ poor-quality
▶ of poor quality

Conjugations


History:
5. A 2021-08-29 23:38:28  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
4. A* 2021-08-29 23:27:51  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
chujiten, prog
  Diff:
@@ -12,0 +13,9 @@
+<gloss>ill-natured</gloss>
+<gloss>of mean disposition</gloss>
+<gloss>malicious</gloss>
+<gloss>wicked</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&exp;</pos>
+<pos>&adj-i;</pos>
+<gloss>poor-quality</gloss>
@@ -14,2 +22,0 @@
-<gloss>poor-quality</gloss>
-<gloss>inferior quality</gloss>
3. A 2015-10-22 05:18:40  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -15 +15 @@
-<gloss>inferior quality.</gloss>
+<gloss>inferior quality</gloss>
2. A* 2015-10-20 23:16:28  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
GG5 has "性の悪い poor-quality; of poor quality", which might be useful. Agree about it usually being XX性の悪い.
Also: "この銀は性が悪い. This silver is of inferior quality."
  Diff:
@@ -5 +5 @@
-<keb>性の悪い犬</keb>
+<keb>性の悪い</keb>
@@ -8 +8 @@
-<reb>しょうのわるいいぬ</reb>
+<reb>しょうのわるい</reb>
@@ -11,3 +11,5 @@
-<pos>&n;</pos>
-<gloss>vicious dog</gloss>
-<gloss>ill-tempered dog</gloss>
+<pos>&exp;</pos>
+<pos>&adj-i;</pos>
+<gloss>of poor quality</gloss>
+<gloss>poor-quality</gloss>
+<gloss>inferior quality.</gloss>
1. D* 2015-10-18 19:05:56  luce
  Refs:
with the 犬, this is an edictism
n-grams
性の悪い	895
  Comments:
I think the n-grams are treating the 性 as a suffix. it's almost always xx性の悪い on the www hits
a couple of real hits with 性の悪い人 though
so even without the dog, a borderline edictism

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