豚を盗んで骨を施す | Japanese meaning | lingaku

豚を盗んで骨を施す【ぶたをぬすんでほねをほどこす】

expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

you cannot excuse a bad deed with a petty act of benevolence; steal a pig and give the feet for almsproverb

Forms

豚を盗んで骨を施す【ぶたをぬすんでほねをほどこす】
ぶたをぬすんでほねをほどこす

豚を盗んで骨を施す【ぶたをぬすんでほねをほどこす】

expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

you cannot excuse a bad deed with a petty act of benevolence; steal a pig and give the feet for almsproverb

Forms

豚を盗んで骨を施す【ぶたをぬすんでほねをほどこす】
ぶたをぬすんでほねをほどこす

豚

N1常用

意pork; pig

訓ぶた

音トン

盗

N3常用

意steal; rob; pilfer

訓ぬす.む、ぬす.み

音トウ

骨

N26

意skeleton; bone; remains; frame

訓ほね

音コツ

施

N1常用

意give; bestow; perform; alms

訓ほどこ.す

音シ、セ

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