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今日の一針、明日の十針今日の一針明日の十針 [sK]
きょうのひとはり、あすのとはり
1. [exp] [proverb]
▶ a stitch in time saves nine
▶ [lit] one needle today, ten needles tomorrow



History:
4. A 2024-03-26 18:33:23  Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Jitenon has this expression with a comma.
  Comments:
https://github.com/JMdictProject/JMdictIssues/issues/122
Adding commas to readings to align with kanji forms.
  Diff:
@@ -8,0 +9 @@
+<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
@@ -11 +12 @@
-<reb>きょうのひとはりあすのとはり</reb>
+<reb>きょうのひとはり、あすのとはり</reb>
3. A 2021-11-29 14:23:35  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I think translating 今日の一針 as "today's one 
needle" is overly word-for-word literal
  Diff:
@@ -17 +17 @@
-<gloss g_type="lit">today's one needle, tomorrow's ten needles</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="lit">one needle today, ten needles tomorrow</gloss>
2. A 2021-11-29 14:21:07  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijs
  Diff:
@@ -3,0 +4,3 @@
+<k_ele>
+<keb>今日の一針、明日の十針</keb>
+</k_ele>
1. A* 2021-11-26 14:12:40  Nicolas Maia
  Refs:
https://kotobank.jp/word/今日の一針明日の十針-1739386
https://ejje.weblio.jp/content/今日の一針、明日の十針

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