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)

じょうごどくしげこくすりし

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

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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
上 above, up
戸 door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
毒 poison, virus, venom, germ, harm, injury, spite
知 know, wisdom
下 below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
薬 medicine, chemical, enamel, gunpowder, benefit