馬子にも衣装

まごにもいしょう

Also written 馬子にも衣裳

Meanings

1. Expression anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds (literally: clothes on a packhorse driver)

Kanji

• 馬 horse. Read as マ.
• 子 child
• 衣 garment
• 装 equip. Read as ショウ.

Example sentences

• へえ、今日はおしゃれじゃない。馬子にも衣装てのはこのことだね。
  Look at you - all scrubbed and dressed. They say the clothes make the man.
• あらまあ、馬子にも衣装とはこのことだねぇ。スーツ着ると結構格好いいじゃん。
  Well, it's just like the proverb "fine feathers make a fine bird". You look really good when you wear a suit.
• 馬子にも衣装だな。
  Clothes make the man.

Word lists

• Proverbs

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