Definition of 上戸は毒を知らず下戸は薬を知らず (じょうごはどくをしらずげこはくすりをしらず)

じょうごどくすり

上戸は毒を知らず下戸は薬を知らず

じょうごはどくをしらずげこはくすりをしらず

jougohadokuwoshirazugekohakusuriwoshirazu

expression
drinkers drink too much (and harm themselves in the process), nondrinkers drink too little (and miss out on the medicinal benefits of alcohol)(proverb)
Related Kanji
above, up
door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
poison, virus, venom, germ, harm, injury, spite
know, wisdom
below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
medicine, chemical, enamel, gunpowder, benefit