は
這
　
っ
　
て
　
も
くろ
黒
まめ
豆

expression

Idiomatic expression.
  1. insisting one is right even after one has been proven wrong.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
は
這
　
っ
　
て
　
も
くろ
黒
まめ
豆
 這っても黒豆 はってもくろまめ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

crawl, creep, grovel
は.う　シャ　ゲン (Kentei Pre-1)
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
walk, walking, road radical variant (no. 162)
チャク
black
くろ　コク (2nd, N4)
ri, village, parent's home
さと　リ　さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
beans, pea, midget
まめ　トウ　ズ (3rd, N1)
delicious(旨) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide