坊主憎けりゃ袈裟まで憎い | Japanese meaning | lingaku

坊主憎けりゃ袈裟まで憎い【ぼうずにくけりゃけさまでにくい】

expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

if you dislike someone, you will end up hating everything he stands for; hate a priest, and you will hate his very vestmentsproverb

Forms

坊主憎けりゃ袈裟まで憎い【ぼうずにくけりゃけさまでにくい】
ぼうずにくけりゃけさまでにくい

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

坊主憎けりゃ袈裟まで憎い【ぼうずにくけりゃけさまでにくい】

expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

if you dislike someone, you will end up hating everything he stands for; hate a priest, and you will hate his very vestmentsproverb

Forms

坊主憎けりゃ袈裟まで憎い【ぼうずにくけりゃけさまでにくい】
ぼうずにくけりゃけさまでにくい

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

坊

常用

意boy; priest's residence; priest

音ボウ、ボッ

主

N43

意lord; chief; master; main thing; principal

訓ぬし、おも、あるじ

音シュ、ス、シュウ

名かず、ず、もん

憎

N2常用

意hate; detest

訓にく.む、にく.い、にく.らしい、にく.しみ

音ゾウ

袈

N1人名用

意a coarse camlet

音ケ、カ

裟

N1人名用

意Buddhist surplice

音サ、シャ

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