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ホトケノカオモサンド
Meanings
Expression
Proverb
1. even the patience of a saint eventually runs out;
(lit.)
(if you touch) the Buddha's face three times (he will get annoyed)
Alt. forms
仏
ほとけ
の
顔
かお
も
三
さん
度
ど
ホトケノカオモサンド
Composed of
ホトケ
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
カオ
face; visage; look; expression; countenance
サンド
three times; thrice