Definition of 衣食足りて礼節を知る (いしょくたりてれいせつをしる)
いしょくたれいせつし
衣食足りて礼節を知る
いしょくたりてれいせつをしる
ishokutaritereisetsuwoshiru
expression
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the poor can't afford manners, only when basic needs for living are met can people spare the effort to be polite(proverb)
Related Kanji
衣 | garment, clothes, dressing |
食 | eat, food |
足 | leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear |
礼 | salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration |
節 | node, season, period, occasion, verse, clause, stanza, honor, joint, knuckle, knob, knot, tune, melody |
知 | know, wisdom |