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jmdict 2834565 Active (id: 1973644)
舟に刻して剣を求む
ふねにこくしてけんをもとむ
1. [exp] [id]
《from a fable in Master Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals》
▶ to not be getting with the times
▶ to be unaware that things are changing



History:
5. A 2018-02-27 23:52:45  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Much better.
4. A* 2018-02-27 08:22:22  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
shorter
  Diff:
@@ -13 +13 @@
-<s_inf>from a story in Master Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals of a man who lost his sword to the river while crossing it on a boat, who then proceeded carve a mark on the boat where the sword was dropped in hope of finding it under the marking</s_inf>
+<s_inf>from a fable in Master Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals</s_inf>
3. A* 2018-02-27 05:02:45  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I've agonized over this one for a while. While the story in the note is interesting, I feel it's just a bit too peripheral for what results in a long and cluttered entry. I think on balance it should be dropped.
2. A* 2018-02-07 08:31:53  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -8 +8 @@
-<reb>ふねにきざみてけんをもとむ</reb>
+<reb>ふねにこくしてけんをもとむ</reb>
1. A* 2018-02-07 08:29:33  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijs enwiktionary
  Comments:
lengthy note but not longer than the notes in daij.

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