Expression Meaning 親の意見と茄子の花は千に一つも無駄はない
おやのいけんとなすびのはなはせんにひとつもむだはない
oya no iken to nasubi no hana ha sen ni hitotsumomudahanai
親の意見と茄子の花は千に一つも無駄はない is a Japanese expression that means always listen to your parents.
Short Meaning
English
- always listen to your parents
- always value your parents' advice
- not even one in a thousand of a parents' opinion or an eggplant flower are in vain
Reading
Kana
おやのいけんとなすびのはなはせんにひとつもむだはない
Romaji
oya no iken to nasubi no hana ha sen ni hitotsumomudahanai
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Max. 12一富士二鷹三茄子
いちふじにたかさんなすび
best is Fuji, second is a hawk, third is an eggplant (of auspicious things to see in a dream, esp. one's first dream of the year)
冷や酒と親の意見は後できく
ひやざけとおやのいけんはあとできく
you will appreciate your parents' advice as you grow older, just as it takes time to feel the effects of unwarmed sake