Definition of 坊主憎けりゃ袈裟まで憎い (ぼうずにくけりゃけさまでにくい)
ぼうずにくけさにく
坊主憎けりゃ袈裟まで憎い
ぼうずにくけりゃけさまでにくい
bouzunikukeryakesamadenikui
expression
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if you dislike someone, you will end up hating everything he stands for, hate a priest, and you will hate his very vestments(proverb)
Related Kanji
| 坊 | boy, priest's residence, priest |
| 主 | lord, chief, master, main thing, principal |
| 憎 | hate, detest |
| 袈 | a coarse camlet |
| 裟 | Buddhist surplice |