鬼も十八番茶も出花
おにもじゅうはちばんちゃもでばな
Meanings
- Expression just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth See also: 番茶も出花 (ばんちゃもでばな).
Kanji
- 鬼 ogre. Read as おに.
- 十 ten. Read as ジュウ.
- 八 eight. Read as ハチ.
- 番 number. Read as バン.
- 茶 tea. Read as チャ.
- 出 out
- 花 flower. Read as はな.