お
御
ひげ
髭
　
の
ちり
塵
　
を
はら
払
　
う

expression, Godan verb

Idiomatic expression.
  1. to flatter a higher-up, to suck up to, to curry favor, to brush the dirt from a beard.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
お
御
ひげ
髭
　
の
ちり
塵
　
を
はら
払
　
う
 御髭の塵を払う おひげのちりをはらう
　
お
ひげ
髭
　
の
ちり
塵
　
を
はら
払
　
う
 お髭の塵を払う おひげのちりをはらう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

honorable, manipulate, govern
ギョ　お-　ゴ (7th, N3)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ　たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
wholesale
おろし　おろ.す　シャ (8th, N1)
jar radical(缶) variant
noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM
ゴ　うま (2nd, N5)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る　カン　ほ.す (6th, N2)
correct, justice, righteous
セイ　ショウ　ただし (1st, N4)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ　わりふ (Kentei 1)
beard, mustache
ひげ　シ　くちひげ (Kentei Pre-1)
hair hanging long, mane, long hair radical (no.190)
ヒュウ　ヒョウ (Kentei 1)
long, leader, superior
チョウ　なが.い　おさ (2nd, N5)
left hand
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
three, hair ornament, short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
サン　セン (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
this, current, next
シ　この　これ (Kentei Pre-1)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
dust, trash, garbage
ジン　ちり　チン (Kentei Pre-1)
deer
か　しか　ロク (11th, N1)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
ko
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
compare, race, ratio
ヒ　くら.べる　い (5th, N2)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
pay, clear out, prune
はら.う　フツ　はらい (7th, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)