Definition of 男やもめに蛆がわく (おとこやもめにうじがわく)
おとこうじ
男やもめに蛆がわく
おとこやもめにうじがわく
otokoyamomeniujigawaku
expression
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widowers are untidy, a man alone soon goes to seed, a man goes to pieces without a woman to look after him(proverb)
Other readings:
男やもめにうじがわく【おとこやもめにうじがわく】
、男鰥に蛆が湧く【おとこやもめにうじがわく】
Related Kanji
| 男 | male |
| 蛆 | worm, grub, maggot |
| 鰥 | widower, unmarried man |
| 湧 | boil, ferment, seethe, uproar, breed |