腹の皮が突っ張れば目の皮がたるむ

はらのかわがつっぱればめのかわがたるむ

Also written 腹の皮が突っ張れば目の皮が弛む

Meanings

1. Expression, Godan verb one becomes sleepy when one's stomach is full; full stomach, sleepy head (literally: when the skin of the belly is extended, the skin of the eyes droops)

Kanji

• 腹 belly. Read as はら.
• 皮 skin. Read as かわ.
• 突 thrust. Read as つく.
• 張 stretch. Read as はる.
• 目 eye

Word lists

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