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知らぬ顔の半兵衛
しらぬかおのはんべえ
1. [exp,n]
▶ feigned ignorance
▶ pretending not to know
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2858454 半兵衛【はんべえ】 1. feigned ignorance; pretending not to know



History:
5. A 2023-07-26 00:48:56  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
4. A* 2023-07-25 23:59:59  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5, luminous, daij, koj
  Comments:
It's in all the major refs.
I don't think we need an entry for 知らぬ.
  Diff:
@@ -11,0 +12,2 @@
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>feigned ignorance</gloss>
@@ -13 +14,0 @@
-<gloss>someone feigning ignorance</gloss>
3. D* 2023-07-25 11:45:14  Marcus Aseth <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
the wikipedia page says this is an idiom, and I guess that's also the reason for why it has an entry on daijisen. Don't know if this makes a difference, I'll mention it just in case
2. D* 2023-07-25 01:36:13  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
知らぬ	700258
知らぬ顔	34083 <- entry 1800330 " (1) feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); ignoring; (n) (2) unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance"
知らぬ顔の半兵衛	1895
  Comments:
Given that 知らぬ顔 is an entry already, I can't really see much use for an entry alluding to the legendary Hanbei. If this is kept it needs an expanded gloss explaining the "の半兵衛".
Should we have an entry for 知らぬ? GG5 has one.
1. A* 2023-07-24 01:47:22  Marcus Aseth <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/知らぬ顔の半兵衛
https://gogen-yurai.jp/shiranukaonohanbee/
daijisen etc...

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