あき |
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秋 |
な |
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茄 |
す |
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子 |
は |
よめ |
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嫁 |
に |
く |
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食 |
わ |
す |
な |
expression
Proverb.- don't feed autumn eggplant to your wife (because they're too delicious, because they'll give her the chills, or because their lack of seeds will reduce her fertility).
Variations
Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | ||||||||||||||||||||
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秋茄子は嫁に食わすな | あきなすはよめにくわすな |
Contained Kanji Breakdown
autumn
あき シュウ とき (2nd, N4)
eggplant
なす カ な (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
こ シ ス (1st, N5)
marry into, bride
よめ とつ.ぐ カ (8th, N1)
eat, food
た.べる く.う ショク (2nd, N5)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い リョウ ら (4th, N3)