柳の下にいつも泥鰌はおらぬ

やなぎのしたにいつもどじょうはおらぬ

Also written 柳の下に何時も泥鰌は居らぬ

Meanings

1. Expression a fox is not taken twice in the same snare; there are no birds in last year's nest (literally: there aren't always loaches under the willow tree)

Kanji

• 柳 willow. Read as やなぎ.
• 下 down. Read as した.
• 泥 mud
• 鰌 loach (fish). Read as どじょう.

Word lists

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