| ご |
|---|
| 碁 |
| う |
|---|
| 打 |
| ち |
| とり |
|---|
| 鳥 |
| か |
|---|
| 飼 |
| い |
| ば |
|---|
| 馬 |
| か |
|---|
| 鹿 |
| の |
| うち |
|---|
| 中 |
expression
Proverb, rare.- go players and bird keepers are idiots (both activities demand a lot of time).
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
碁打ち鳥飼い馬鹿の中 | ごうちとりかいばかのうち | |||||||||||||||||||||
|
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)
strike, hit, knock
う.つ ダ うち (3rd, N3)
domesticate, raise, keep
か.う シ かい (5th, N1)
eat, food, eat radical (no. 184)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い リョウ ら (4th, N3)
horse
ま バ うま (2nd, N3)
deer
か しか ロク (11th, N1)