のれん
暖簾
　
に
うで
腕
お
押
　
し

expression

Idiomatic expression.
  1. not worth doing, waste of effort.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
のれん
暖簾
　
に
うで
腕
お
押
　
し
 暖簾に腕押し のれんにうでおし
　
の
　
れ
　
ん
　
に
うで
腕
お
押
　
し
 のれんに腕押し のれんにうでおし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

warmth
あたた.か　ダン　ノン (6th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
lead on to, therefore, then
エン　ここ.に (Kentei 1)
paw radical
friend
とも　ユウ　う (2nd, N5)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)
bamboo screen, rattan blind
す　すだれ　レン (Kentei Pre-1)
bamboo
たけ　チク　たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
bargain, reason, charge
レン　きよ (8th, N1)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
concurrently, and, beforehand
ケン　か.ねる　かね (7th, N1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
snout, hand
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
arm, ability, talent
うで　ワン (7th, N2)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
address, just like, fortunately
-あて　あ.てる　エン (11th)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
to turn over when asleep
evening
ゆう　セキ　ゆ (1st, N4)
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ　わりふ (Kentei 1)
push, stop, check
お.す　オウ　おさ.える (7th, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
armor, high (voice), A grade
かぶと　コウ　カン (8th, N1)