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jmdict 2179240 Active (id: 1972648)
亀毛兎角
【 きもうとかく 】
1. [exp] [yoji,id]
▶ things that do not exist
▶ [lit] fur on turtles, horns on rabbits
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 1444050 兎角【とかく】 5. things that do not exist; rabbit horns



History:
3. A 2018-02-21 22:02:26  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2018-02-20 23:04:10  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
daij
  Comments: 
there's a much better translation for this but it escapes 
me right now
  Diff: 
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@
-<field>&Buddh;</field>
-<misc>&obsc;</misc>
-<gloss>fur on turtles and horns on rabbits (used as a metaphor for things that do not exist)</gloss>
+<misc>&yoji;</misc>
+<misc>&id;</misc>
+<gloss>things that do not exist</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="lit">fur on turtles, horns on rabbits</gloss>
1. A 2007-05-30 00:00:00 
  Comments: 
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