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鬼おにも十じゅう八はち番ばん茶ちゃも出で花ばな
Meanings
Expression
Proverb
1. just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth
Kanji used
鬼
oni
十
ten
八
eight
番
place in a series
茶
tea
出
exit
花
flower
Used in: 1
Composed of
even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth
even a homely girl looks beautiful at the peak of her youth; (lit.) even coarse tea tastes good when freshly-brewed
Composed of
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
first brew of tea