古い革袋に新しい酒を盛る
ふるいかわぶくろにあたらしいさけをもる
Meanings
- Expression, Godan verb to pour new wine into old wineskins; to give something unorthodox an orthodox presentation
Kanji
- 古 old. Read as ふるい.
- 革 leather. Read as かわ.
- 袋 bag. Read as ふくろ.
- 新 new. Read as あたらしい.
- 酒 alcohol. Read as さけ.
- 盛 heap up. Read as もる.