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jmdict 2834567 Active (id: 1973643)
舟に刻みて剣を求む
ふねにきざみてけんをもとむ
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:
4. A 2018-02-27 23:52:18  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Much better.
3. A* 2018-02-27 08:24:14  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>
2. A* 2018-02-27 05:03:27  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
See comment on 2834565.
1. A* 2018-02-07 08:32:28  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijr
  Comments:
lengthy note but not longer than the notes in daij.

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