貧乏暇なし

びんぼうひまなし

Also written 貧乏暇無し

Meanings

1. Expression a poor man has no time for leisure; there is no rest for the poor

Kanji

• 貧 poor. Read as ビン.
• 乏 scarce. Read as ボウ.
• 暇 leisure. Read as ひま.

Word lists

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Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists