貧乏舌 びんぼうじた Also written びんぼうした Meanings Noun being unable to discern good food from bad; poor person's taste (in food); unsophisticated palate Kanji 貧 poor. Read as ビン. 乏 scarce. Read as ボウ. 舌 tongue. Read as した. Word lists Colloquial Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists