Word Meaning 笛吹けども踊らず

ふえふけどもおどらず fuefukedomoodorazu

笛吹けども踊らず is read as ふえふけどもおどらず (fuefukedomoodorazu) and means we have piped unto you and ye have not danced.

Meaning

English

  1. we have piped unto you and ye have not danced
  2. people ignoring one's invitation or effort to do something together

Reading

Kana

ふえふけどもおどらず

Romaji

fuefukedomoodorazu

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 48 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb Rank 142579 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

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笛吹き

ふえふき

flute player

笛吹鯛

ふえふきだい

Chinese emperor (species of emperor bream, Lethrinus haematopterus)

口笛を吹く

くちぶえをふく

to whistle

浜笛吹

はまふえふき

spangled emperor (species of emperor bream, Lethrinus nebulosus)

ふえ

whistle

笛小千鳥

ふえこちどり

piping plover (Charadrius melodus)

笛子

てきし

dizi

口笛

くちぶえ

whistle (sound made with the lips)

盆踊り

ぼんおどり

Bon Festival dance

汽笛

きてき

steam whistle

警笛

けいてき

horn