Definition of 借りる時の地蔵顔、なす時の閻魔顔 (かりるときのじぞうがおなすときのえんまがお)

かときじぞうがおときえんまがお

借りる時の地蔵顔、なす時の閻魔顔

かりるときのじぞうがおなすときのえんまがお

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View details for kanji: 借View details for kanji: 時View details for kanji: 地View details for kanji: 蔵View details for kanji: 顔View details for kanji: 時View details for kanji: 閻View details for kanji: 魔View details for kanji: 顔
expression
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people look friendly when they ask for a loan but not so much when they repay it, when borrowing (the money), the face of the (bodhisattva) Kshitigarbha; when returning it, the face of the (hell king) Yama(proverb)
See also:地蔵,  閻魔
Other readings:
借りる時の地蔵顔、済す時の閻魔顔【かりるときのじぞうがおなすときのえんまがお】
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借りる時の地蔵顔なす時の閻魔顔【かりるときのじぞうがおなすときのえんまがお】
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借りる時の地蔵顔済す時の閻魔顔【かりるときのじぞうがおなすときのえんまがお】
Related Kanji
借 borrow, rent
時 time, hour
地 ground, earth
蔵 storehouse, hide, own, have, possess
顔 face, expression
閻 town
魔 witch, demon, evil spirit
済 settle (debt, etc.), relieve (burden), finish, come to an end, excusable, need not