Definition of 無い袖は振れぬ (ないそではふれぬ)

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無い袖は振れぬ

ないそではふれぬ

naisodehafurenu

expression
you can't give (use) what you don't have, nothing comes from nothing, you can't shake sleeves you don't have(proverb)
Other readings:
ない袖は振れぬ【ないそではふれぬ】
Related Kanji
nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not
sleeve, wing (building), extension, give cold shoulder
shake, wave, wag, swing