据え膳食わぬ

すえぜんくわぬ

Also written 据え膳喰わぬ

Meanings

1. Expression it is shameful to reject the advances of a woman; shameful is he who spurns a woman's invitation (literally: not eating the meal set before him is a man's shame) See also: 据え膳食わぬは男の恥 (すえぜんくわぬはおとこのはじ).

Kanji

• 据 install. Read as すえる.
• 膳 meal tray. Read as ゼン.
• 食 eat. Read as くう.

Words containing 据え膳食わぬ

• 据え膳食わぬは男の恥 (すえぜんくわぬはおとこのはじ) it is shameful to reject the advances of a woman

Word lists

• Proverbs

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