遠きは花の香近きは糞の香
とおきははなのかちかきはくそのか
Meanings
- Expression blue are the hills that are far away; the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence (literally: far away smells of flowers; close up smells of dung)
Kanji
- 遠 far. Read as とおい.
- 花 flower. Read as はな.
- 香 fragrance. Read as か.
- 近 near. Read as ちかい.
- 糞 shit; feces; excrement. Read as くそ.