Word Meaning そうは問屋が卸さない

そうはとんやがおろさない souhatonya ga orosanai

そうは問屋が卸さない is read as そうはとんやがおろさない (souhatonya ga orosanai) and means things don't work that well in the real world.

Meaning

English

  1. things don't work that well in the real world
  2. things seldom go as one wishes
  3. that is expecting too much
  4. it won't be that easy
  5. the wholesaler won't sell it like that

Reading

Kana

そうはとんやがおろさない

Romaji

souhatonya ga orosanai

Writing Variants

  • そうは問屋がおろさない そうはとんやがおろさない souhatonyagaorosanai

Stroke Sequence

10 Characters • 49 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Proverb Rank 100051 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

卸問屋

おろしどんや

wholesaler

問屋

とんや

wholesale store

米問屋

こめどんや

wholesale rice dealer

現金問屋

げんきんどんや

cash-basis wholesaler

問題ない

もんだいない

no problem

根問い

ねどい

inquisitiveness

紺屋

こうや

dyer

卸売

おろしうり

wholesale

卸す

おろす

to cut up fish

審問

しんもん

trial

慰問

いもん

visit to console someone

芝居小屋

しばいごや

playhouse