あ
阿
ほう
呆
　
の
はなし
話
ぐ
食
　
い

expression

Idiomatic expression, rare.
  1. an idiot will swallow anything, an idiot will believe anything they hear, fools act without thinking.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
あ
阿
ほう
呆
　
の
はなし
話
ぐ
食
　
い
 阿呆の話食い あほうのはなしぐい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

Africa, flatter, fawn upon
おもね.る　ア　あわ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
can, passable, approval
カ　コク　-べ.き (5th)
street, ward, town
チョウ　テイ　チン (3rd, N1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
be amazed, disgusted, shocked
ぼ.ける　あき.れる　ホウ (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
tale, talk
はなし　ワ　はな.す (2nd, N5)
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)
tongue, reed, clapper
した　ゼツ (5th, N1)
thousand
セン　ち　かず (1st, N5)
eat, food
た.べる　く.う　ショク (2nd, N5)
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