男やもめに蛆がわく おとこやもめにうじがわく Also written 男やもめにうじがわく, 男鰥に蛆が湧く Meanings Expression, Godan verb widowers are untidy; a man alone soon goes to seed; a man goes to pieces without a woman to look after him Kanji 男 man. Read as おとこ. 蛆 worm; grub; maggot. Read as うじ. Word lists Proverbs Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists