鬼も十八番茶も出花
おにもじゅうはちばんちゃもでばな
just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth
八々花 is read as はちはちばな (hachihachibana) and means standard hanafuda pattern (orig. used to play hachi-hachi).
はちはちばな
hachihachibana
おにもじゅうはちばんちゃもでばな
just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth