てい
しゅ
 
 
 
 
 

expression

Idiomatic expression.
  1. the husband is always the last to know, everyone knows of the wife's infidelity but the cuckolded husband.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
てい
しゅ
 
 
 
 
 
知らぬは亭主ばかりなり しらぬはていしゅばかりなり
 
 
 
てい
しゅ
ばか
 
なり
知らぬは亭主許り也 しらぬはていしゅばかりなり

Contained Kanji Breakdown

know, wisdom
し.る チ しり (2nd, N4)
dart, arrow
や シ (2nd, N1)
person(人) variant
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
pavilion, restaurant, mansion
テイ チン (9th, N1)
tall, high, expensive
コウ たか.い た (2nd, N5)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ ケイ まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
street, ward, town
チョウ テイ チン (3rd, N1)
lord, chief, master
シュ あるじ ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)