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jmdict 2845839 Active (id: 2076852)
碁打ち鳥飼い馬鹿の中碁打鳥飼い馬鹿の中
ごうちとりかいばかのうち
1. [exp] [proverb,rare]
▶ go players and bird keepers are idiots (both activities demand a lot of time)
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1756880 碁打ち【ごうち】 1. go player; playing go
  ⇒ see: 2845838 鳥飼い 1. keeping a bird as a pet; aviculture; person who keeps a bird as a pet; aviculturist; bird breeder



History:
4. A 2020-08-01 11:57:58  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Yes, I trimmed a bit too hard.
  Diff:
@@ -19 +19 @@
-<gloss>go players and bird keepers are idiots (both demand a lot of time)</gloss>
+<gloss>go players and bird keepers are idiots (both activities demand a lot of time)</gloss>
3. A* 2020-08-01 10:29:35  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Is it just me who reads this as "go players and bird keepers are people who demand a lot of time"?
2. A 2020-08-01 09:39:02  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Trimming - I think the meaning is not lost. More appropriate xref.
  Diff:
@@ -15 +15,2 @@
-<xref type="see" seq="1270870">碁・ご</xref>
+<xref type="see" seq="1756880">碁打ち・ごうち</xref>
+<xref type="see" seq="2845838">鳥飼い</xref>
@@ -18 +19 @@
-<gloss>go players and people who keep birds as pets are idiots (as both these activities demand a lot of time)</gloss>
+<gloss>go players and bird keepers are idiots (both demand a lot of time)</gloss>
1. A* 2020-07-30 10:57:27  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijs nikk
碁打ち鳥飼い	No matches
  Comments:
a little obscure

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