Definition of 知らぬ仏より馴染みの鬼 (しらぬほとけよりなじみのおに)
しほとけなじおに
知らぬ仏より馴染みの鬼
しらぬほとけよりなじみのおに
shiranuhotokeyorinajiminooni
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better the devil you know than the devil you don't know, better the ogre you know than the Buddha you don't(proverb)
Related Kanji
| 知 | know, wisdom |
| 仏 | Buddha, the dead, France |
| 馴 | get used to, experienced, tamed |
| 染 | dye, color, paint, stain, print |
| 鬼 | ghost, devil |