雪隠で饅頭

せんちでまんじゅう

Also written せっちんでまんじゅう, せんちで饅頭

Meanings

1. Expression it doesn't matter where you eat if you're hungry (literally: manjū while on the toilet) See also: 饅頭 (まんじゅう).
2. hiding something good for oneself alone

Kanji

• 雪 snow
• 隠 hide
• 饅 bean-jam dumpling; manjuu. Read as マン.
• 頭 head

Word lists

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Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists