踊る阿呆に見る阿呆

おどるあほうにみるあほう

Meanings

1. Expression you're a fool if you dance, and a fool if you just look on; we're all fools, so let's dance (from the first line of a song sung during the Awa Odori festival)

Kanji

• 踊 dance. Read as おどる.
• 阿 Africa; flatter; fawn upon
• 呆 dumbfounded. Read as ホウ.
• 見 see. Read as みる.

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