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正直者が馬鹿を見る
しょうじきものがばかをみる
1. [exp,v1] [proverb]
▶ honesty doesn't pay
▶ life is unfair

Conjugations


History:
7. A 2022-08-01 04:02:34  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Add POS to proverbs
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff:
@@ -11,0 +12 @@
+<pos>&v1;</pos>
6. A 2019-05-12 09:52:05  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
From the daijs' definition: "世の中が乱れて、正しい事がなかなか通らないことをいう"
5. A 2018-06-15 10:00:40  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Not sure I agree with the added gloss.
4. A* 2018-06-15 01:13:21  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -12 +11,0 @@
-<pos>&v1;</pos>
@@ -14,0 +14 @@
+<gloss>life is unfair</gloss>
3. A 2014-12-03 04:06:25  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -12,0 +13 @@
+<misc>&proverb;</misc>
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