乞食を三日すればやめられぬ こじきをみっかすればやめられぬ Also written 乞食を三日すれば止められぬ Meanings Expression once a beggar, always a beggar (literally: if one begs for three days, one cannot stop) Kanji 乞 beg 食 eat. Read as ジキ. 三 three 日 day Word lists Proverbs Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists