Definition of 遠きは花の香近きは糞の香 (とおきははなのかちかきはくそのか)

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遠きは花の香近きは糞の香

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tookihahananokachikakihakusonoka

View details for kanji: 遠View details for kanji: 花View details for kanji: 香View details for kanji: 近View details for kanji: 糞View details for kanji: 香
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blue are the hills that are far away, the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence, far away smells of flowers; close up smells of dung(proverb)
Related Kanji
遠 distant, far
花 flower
香 incense, smell, perfume
近 near, early, akin, tantamount
糞 shit, feces, excrement