Word Meaning 豚を盗んで骨を施す

ぶたをぬすんでほねをほどこす buta o nusundehone o hodokosu

豚を盗んで骨を施す is read as ぶたをぬすんでほねをほどこす (buta o nusundehone o hodokosu) and means you cannot excuse a bad deed with a petty act of benevolence.

Meaning

English

  1. you cannot excuse a bad deed with a petty act of benevolence
  2. steal a pig and give the feet for alms

Reading

Kana

ぶたをぬすんでほねをほどこす

Romaji

buta o nusundehone o hodokosu

Stroke Sequence

9 Characters • 53 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Proverb Rank 127845 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

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豚骨

とんこつ

dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)

骨を盗む

ほねをぬすむ

to nullify someone's efforts

ぶた

pig (Sus scrofa domesticus)

豚肉

とんにく

pork

豚カツ

とんかつ

tonkatsu

豚小屋

ぶたごや

pigsty

施す

ほどこす

to spread far and wide

面目を施す

めんぼくをほどこす

to get credit

応急手当を施す

おうきゅうてあてをほどこす

to give (a person) first-aid

策を施す

さくをほどこす

to take measures

割礼を施す

かつれいをほどこす

to circumcise (someone)