かな
叶
　
わ
　
ぬ
とき
時
　
の
かみ
神
だの
頼
　
み

expression

Idiomatic expression.
  1. turning to God only in one's trouble.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かな
叶
　
わ
　
ぬ
とき
時
　
の
かみ
神
だの
頼
　
み
 叶わぬ時の神頼み かなわぬときのかみだのみ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

grant, answer
かな.える　かのう　キョウ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
time, hour
ジ　とき　と (2nd, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
Buddhist temple
てら　ジ (2nd, N2)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン　す　みき (6th, N1)
gods, mind, soul
かみ　シン　かぐ (3rd, N3)
cult, showing radical (no. 113)
シ
have the honor to, sign of the monkey, 3-5PM
もう.す　シン　さる (3rd, N3)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
trust, request
たの.む　たよ.る　ライ (7th, N3)
bundle, sheaf, ream
ソク　たば　つか (4th, N3)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
page, leaf
ケツ　ぺえじ　おおがい (Kentei Pre-1)
neck(首) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ　みずか.ら　おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)