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凌ぐ しのぐ N1

  1. to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to stave off (e.g. starvation)
  2. to get over; to pull through; to survive
  3. to defy; to eclipse; to excel; to outdo; to slight; to surpass

壮者を凌ぐ そうしゃをしのぐ

  1. to put young men to shame

糊口を凌ぐ ここうをしのぐ

  1. to eke out a living; to get a bare livelihood; to live from hand to mouth
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