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君子は豹変す
くんしはひょうへんす
1. [exp,vs-c] [proverb]
▶ a wise man changes his mind, a fool never
▶ the wise adapt themselves to changed circumstances
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1247280 君子豹変【くんしひょうへん】 1. the wise readily adapt themselves to changed circumstances; the wise are quick to acknowledge their mistakes and correct them
2. [exp,vs-c] [proverb,col]
▶ the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor



History:
5. A 2022-08-01 04:18:46  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Add POS to proverbs
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff:
@@ -19,0 +20 @@
+<pos>&vs-c;</pos>
4. A 2022-08-01 04:18:45  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Add POS to proverbs
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff:
@@ -11,0 +12 @@
+<pos>&vs-c;</pos>
3. A 2018-05-21 12:43:39  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -14,2 +14,2 @@
-<gloss>A wise man changes his mind, a fool never</gloss>
-<gloss>The wise adapt themselves to changed circumstances</gloss>
+<gloss>a wise man changes his mind, a fool never</gloss>
+<gloss>the wise adapt themselves to changed circumstances</gloss>
@@ -18,0 +19 @@
+<misc>&proverb;</misc>
@@ -20 +21 @@
-<gloss>The wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor</gloss>
+<gloss>the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor</gloss>
2. A 2017-10-09 23:44:19  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -11,0 +12 @@
+<xref type="see" seq="1247280">君子豹変・くんしひょうへん・1</xref>
1. A* 2017-10-09 21:03:29  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daij, koj, gg5 (君子)
daijr (sense 2):  俗に,今までの思想態度が急に変わる
http://kotowaza-allguide.com/ku/kunshihyouhen.html
"本来は、過ちを直ちに改めるの意味で使われていたが、現在では、自分の都合により態度を一変させる悪いほうに変わるという意味で使われることが多くなった"
  Comments:
I've taken the gloss for sense 2 from entry 1247280.

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