しょう
漿
　
を
こ
乞
　
い
　
て
さけ
酒
　
を
う
得
　
る

expression

Idiomatic expression.
  1. to get more than one requests, to beg for water and receive wine.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょう
漿
　
を
こ
乞
　
い
　
て
さけ
酒
　
を
う
得
　
る
 漿を乞いて酒を得る しょうをこいてさけをうる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

a drink
ショウ　こんず (Kentei 1)
commander, general, admiral
ショウ　ソウ　まさ.に (Kentei 1)
left-side kata radical (no. 90)
ショウ　ソウ (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン　す　みき (6th, N1)
water
みず　スイ　み (1st, N5)
beg, invite, ask
こ.う　コツ　キツ (11th)
person(人) variant
the latter, duplicate, strange
おと-　オツ　イツ (8th, N1)
sake, alcohol
さけ　シュ　さか- (3rd, N3)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
west, bird, sign of the bird
とり　ユウ　なが (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
west, Spain
にし　サイ　セイ (2nd, N5)
high & level, lofty, bald
コツ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
gain, get, find
トク　え.る　う.る (4th, N3)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ　たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
to get, complacent, to obstruct
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン　あき.らか　あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン　す　みき (6th, N1)