jmdict 2719710 Active (id#2281910)
ふぐは食いたし命は惜しし； フグは食いたし命は惜しし [sK] ； 河豚は食いたし命は惜しし [sK]
【 ふぐはくいたしいのちはおしし 】
  1. [exp] [proverb]
    • honey is sweet, but the bee stings
    • [lit] I want to eat fugu, (but) I value my life
    Cross references:
    • ⇒ see: 1193570 【フグ】 1. puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
History:
    • A 2023-11-01 22:52:13 Jim Breen (id#2281910)
    • A* 2023-11-01 20:51:14 Stephen Kraus (id#2281908)
    • Comments
      ふぐ is a jukujikun for 河豚, I meant to say. Gotta be careful.
    • A* 2023-11-01 20:45:16 Stephen Kraus (id#2281907)
    • Refs
      Meikyo and sankoku don't display the kanji form in their entries for this expression.
河豚 is a jukujikun according to the kokugos, so maybe it's not so important to display it here.

〈フグ／ふぐ／河豚〉は〈食／く〉いたし
╭─ーーーーーーー─┬─────╮
│ ふぐは食いたし │ 708 │
│ フグは食いたし │ 333 │
│ 河豚は食いたし │ 177 │
│ 河豚はくいたし │   0 │
│ フグはくいたし │  27 │
│ ふぐはくいたし │   0 │
╰─ーーーーーーー─┴─────╯

〈命／いのち〉は〈惜／お〉しし
╭─ーーーーーーー─┬───────╮
│ 命は惜しし　　 │ 1,249 │
│ 命はおしし　　 │    23 │
│ いのちは惜しし │     0 │
│ いのちはおしし │     0 │
╰─ーーーーーーー─┴───────╯

〈フグ／ふぐ／河豚〉は〈食／く〉いたし〈命／いのち〉は〈惜／お〉しし
╭─ーーーーーーーーーーーーーー─┬───╮
│ ふぐは食いたし命は惜しし　　 │ 0 │
│ 河豚は食いたし命は惜しし　　 │ 0 │ - sK
│ フグは食いたし命は惜しし　　 │ 0 │ - sK
│ ふぐはくいたしいのちはおしし │ 0 │
│ フグはくいたしいのちはおしし │ 0 │ - drop
╰─ーーーーーーーーーーーーーー─┴───╯
    • Diff
      @@ -4,3 +3,0 @@
-<k_ele>
-<keb>フグは食いたし命は惜しし</keb>
-</k_ele>
@@ -10,0 +8,4 @@
+<keb>フグは食いたし命は惜しし</keb>
+<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
@@ -11,0 +13 @@
+<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
@@ -15,6 +16,0 @@
-<re_restr>ふぐは食いたし命は惜しし</re_restr>
-<re_restr>河豚は食いたし命は惜しし</re_restr>
-</r_ele>
-<r_ele>
-<reb>フグはくいたしいのちはおしし</reb>
-<re_restr>フグは食いたし命は惜しし</re_restr>
    • A 2020-06-02 13:21:57 Marcus Richert
    • Diff
      @@ -27 +27 @@
-<gloss g_type="lit">I want to eat fugu, but I value my life</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="lit">I want to eat fugu, (but) I value my life</gloss>
    • A 2020-06-02 05:27:37 Jim Breen
    • Comments
      "one" would be a bit messy.
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