色気より食い気

いろけよりくいけ

Also written 色気より食気

Meanings

1. Expression fair words fill not the belly; food before romance

Kanji

• 色 color. Read as いろ.
• 気 spirit. Read as ケ.
• 食 eat. Read as くう.

Example sentences

• 色気より食い気。
  Fair words fill not the belly.
• 色気より食い気からはそろそろ卒業してもいいお年頃だと思うけどね。
  I think it's about time you stopped putting your belly before your looks.

Word lists

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