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虻蜂
あぶはちアブハチ (nokanji)
1. [n]
▶ horsefly and bee
▶ horsefly and wasp
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1671190 虻蜂取らず【あぶはちとらず】 1. attempting two tasks at the same time, accomplishing neither; falling between two stools; catching neither the horsefly nor the bee



History:
6. A 2016-12-14 10:50:57  Johan Råde <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -16,3 +16,3 @@
-<xref type="see" seq="1153510">虻・あぶ</xref>
-<gloss>horsefly</gloss>
-<gloss>gadfly</gloss>
+<xref type="see" seq="1671190">虻蜂取らず・あぶはちとらず</xref>
+<gloss>horsefly and bee</gloss>
+<gloss>horsefly and wasp</gloss>
5. A* 2016-12-09 17:14:45  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijs
あぶ‐はち【×虻蜂】
アブとハチ。
4. A* 2016-12-09 07:17:43  Johan Råde <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I meant of course neither the horse fly 虻 nor the bee 蜂.
3. A* 2016-12-09 07:14:48  Johan Råde <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
虻蜂	3396	
虻蜂取らず	2688	
http://kotowaza-allguide.com/a/abuhachitorazu.html:
   虻も蜂も両方を捕まえようと(退治しようと)して...
  Comments:
I have some doubts about this entry.
虻蜂 is mainly used in 虻蜂取らず.
That phrase means literally catching neither the horse fly 虻 nor the bee 虻.
2. A* 2016-12-09 03:48:02  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
N-grams;
虻蜂	3396
あぶはち	2093
アブハチ	1571
  Comments:
Marginal "uk".
  Diff:
@@ -9,0 +10,4 @@
+<r_ele>
+<reb>アブハチ</reb>
+<re_nokanji/>
+</r_ele>
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