Words — 75 found
1. extreme povertyArchaic
ひんじゃいっとう
貧者の一灯
1. one's mite; widow's mite; one lantern from a poor man (i.e. no-one can give more than the only thing they have)Yojijukugo (four character compound)
貧者一灯 【ひんじゃのいっとう】
びんぼうにんこだくさん
貧乏人の子沢山
1. poor households have many childrenProverb
貧乏人の子だくさん 【びんぼうにんのこだくさん】
ひんせかいふくかみ
貧は世界の福の神
1. poverty is the greatest motivator; poverty is the mother of inventionProverb
ひんそうかさどき
貧僧の重ね斎
1. good luck does not last; a poor priest's two memorial services (being so close in time the priest can only eat at one of them)Proverb