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《from the first line of a song sung during the Awa Odori festival》 ▶ you're a fool if you dance, and a fool if you just look on; we're all fools, so let's dance |
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| 4. | A 2018-10-07 11:20:17 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| 3. | A* 2018-10-07 09:11:20 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | daijs: "「同じ阿呆(あほ)なら踊らにゃ損々」と続く。どちらも似たようなものだというたとえにも使う。" |
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| Diff: | @@ -12,3 +12,2 @@ -<gloss>dancing fool, watching fool</gloss> -<gloss>you're a fool if you dance, and a fool if you just look on</gloss> -<gloss>all fools, so let's all dance</gloss> +<s_inf>from the first line of a song sung during the Awa Odori festival</s_inf> +<gloss>you're a fool if you dance, and a fool if you just look on; we're all fools, so let's dance</gloss> |
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| 2. | A 2013-09-18 01:29:13 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | GG5 (阿呆 entry) |
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| Comments: | ~10k in ngrams. |
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| Diff: | @@ -12,1 +12,2 @@ -<gloss>Dancing fool, watching fool</gloss> +<gloss>dancing fool, watching fool</gloss> +<gloss>you're a fool if you dance, and a fool if you just look on</gloss> |
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| 1. | A* 2013-09-18 00:43:29 huixing | |
| Refs: | http://kotobank.jp/word/踊る阿呆に見る阿呆 |
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