ご
碁
う
打
　
ち
とり
鳥
か
飼
　
い
ば
馬
か
鹿
　
の
うち
中

expression

Proverb, obscure term.
  1. go players and bird keepers are idiots (both activities demand a lot of time).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ご
碁
う
打
　
ち
とり
鳥
か
飼
　
い
ば
馬
か
鹿
　
の
うち
中
 碁打ち鳥飼い馬鹿の中 ごうちとりかいばかのうち
ご
碁
うち
打
とり
鳥
か
飼
　
い
ば
馬
か
鹿
　
の
うち
中
 碁打鳥飼い馬鹿の中 ごうちとりかいばかのうち

Contained Kanji Breakdown

Go
ゴ (9th, N1)
that
キ　ゴ　それ (Kentei Pre-1)
sweet, coax, pamper
あま.い　カン　うま.い (7th, N2)
twenty
にじゅう　ジュウ　ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
stone
いし　セキ　シャク (1st, N3)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
strike, hit, knock
う.つ　ダ　うち (3rd, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
street, ward, town
チョウ　テイ　チン (3rd, N1)
bird, chicken
とり　チョウ　とっ (2nd, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
domesticate, raise, keep
か.う　シ　かい (5th, N1)
eat, food, eat radical (no. 184)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い　リョウ　ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
director, official, govt office
シ　つかさ　つかさど.る (4th, N1)
hooked enclosure
delicious(旨) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
horse
ま　バ　うま (2nd, N3)
three
サン　み　みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
deer
か　しか　ロク (11th, 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)
ko
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
compare, race, ratio
ヒ　くら.べる　い (5th, N2)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
in, inside, middle
なか　チュウ　うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ