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曰く いわく

  1. history; past; pretext; story
  2. ... says; according to ...

曰くありげ いわくありげ

  1. meaningful; suggestive

曰く言い難し いわくいいがたし

  1. it is hard to explain; it is hard to say

子曰く しいわく

  1. Confucius said ...; the Master said ...

いわく付き いわくつき

  1. with a shady history; with an interesting history (story); with circumstances that are difficult to explain
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