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Change log entry 79059
Processed by: richwarm (2023-08-17 22:36:20 GMT)
Comment: << review queue entry 74182 - submitted by 'cws' >>
I see more patterns of `variant of X` being written separately (2,239) as opposed to being attached (46) to the gloss itself. When to write it separately and when to attach it to a gloss?
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Editor:

Short answer:
Attach it to a gloss if (and only if) it relates specifically to that gloss.

(That situation occurs when the meaning of the variant overlaps only *partially*, and there is, as a consequence, a need to clarify which *part* overlaps.)

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To put it another way:
- If it's in parenthesis, it's a *note relating to the gloss*.
- If it's not in parenthesis, it *is* the gloss.
Diff:
# - 鱠 鲙 [kuai4] /used in 鱠魚|鲙鱼[kuai4 yu2]/minced or diced fish (variant of 膾|脍[kuai4])/
# + 鱠 鲙 [kuai4] /used in 鱠魚|鲙鱼[kuai4 yu2]/minced or diced fish/variant of 膾|脍[kuai4]/
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