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 129279 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

豚肉

ぶたにく

pork

豚

ぶた

pig (Sus scrofa domesticus)

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)