飢えたる犬は棒を恐れず

うえたるいぬはぼうをおそれず

Meanings

1. Expression (literally: a starved dog does not fear the rod)

Kanji

• 飢 starve. Read as うえる.
• 犬 dog. Read as いぬ.
• 棒 rod. Read as ボウ.
• 恐 fear. Read as おそれる.

Word lists

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