語感 Dictionary

紺屋の白袴

こうやのしろばかま

the shoemaker's children go barefoot; specialists often fail to apply their skills to themselves; the dyer's white hakama

Also written 紺屋のしろばかま、紺屋の白ばかま

Meanings

  1. Expression

    the shoemaker's children go barefoot; specialists often fail to apply their skills to themselves; the dyer's white hakamaIdiom

Example sentences

  • 紺屋こうやの白袴しろばかま。

    Shoemakers' children go barefoot.