Definition of 腹の皮が突っ張れば目の皮がたるむ (はらのかわがつっぱればめのかわがたるむ)

はらかわつぱめかわ

腹の皮が突っ張れば目の皮がたるむ

はらのかわがつっぱればめのかわがたるむ

haranokawagatsupparebamenokawagatarumu

View details for kanji: 腹View details for kanji: 皮View details for kanji: 突View details for kanji: 張View details for kanji: 目View details for kanji: 皮
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one becomes sleepy when one's stomach is full, full stomach, sleepy head, when the skin of the belly is extended, the skin of the eyes droops(proverb)
Other readings:
腹の皮が突っ張れば目の皮が弛む【はらのかわがつっぱればめのかわがたるむ】
Related Kanji
腹 abdomen, belly, stomach
皮 pelt, skin, hide, leather, skin radical (no. 107)
突 stab, protruding, thrust, pierce, prick, collision, sudden
張 lengthen, counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)
目 eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor
弛 slacken, relax