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jmdict 2202070 Active (id: 2002548)
勝負は時の運
しょうぶはときのうん
1. [exp] [proverb]
▶ victory depends on the turn of fortune
▶ winning and losing are both down to luck
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2838890 勝つも負けるも時の運【かつもまけるもときのうん】 1. victory depends on the turn of fortune; winning and losing are both down to luck



History:
5. A 2019-03-31 01:15:52  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
4. A* 2019-03-30 01:35:25  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -14 +14 @@
-<gloss>it is not always the strongest who wins</gloss>
+<gloss>winning and losing are both down to luck</gloss>
3. A 2018-10-09 19:24:00  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2018-10-09 07:08:55  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
James Curtis Hepburn, A Japanese-English and English-Japanese dictionary (1894) (google books)
daijs
  Diff:
@@ -12 +12,3 @@
-<gloss>victory depends on the luck of the day (i.e. it isn't always the strongest who wins)</gloss>
+<misc>&proverb;</misc>
+<gloss>victory depends on the turn of fortune</gloss>
+<gloss>it is not always the strongest who wins</gloss>
1. A 2007-08-15 00:00:00 
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