煩悩の犬は追えども去らず ぼんのうのいぬはおえどもさらず Meanings Expression one cannot escape from one's worldly desires (literally: the hounds of earthly desires would return each time they are driven away) Kanji 煩 vex. Read as ボン. 悩 worry. Read as ノウ. 犬 dog. Read as いぬ. 追 chase. Read as おう. 去 gone. Read as さる. Word lists Proverbs Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists