Definition of 武士は食わねど高楊枝 (ぶしはくわねどたかようじ)
ぶしくたかようじ
武士は食わねど高楊枝
ぶしはくわねどたかようじ
bushihakuwanedotakayouji
expression
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the samurai glories in honourable poverty, keep a stiff upper lip!(proverb)
Related Kanji
武 | warrior, military, chivalry, arms |
士 | gentleman, scholar, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33) |
食 | eat, food |
高 | tall, high, expensive |
楊 | willow |
枝 | bough, branch, twig, limb, counter for branches |