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Pronunciation
門前( もんぜん ) の 小僧( こぞう ) 習わ( ならわ ) ぬ 経( けい ) を 読む( よむ ) 。 [ Proverb ( P R AA1 V ER0 B )
門前 (もんぜん) (n) before a gate; (P) [EDICT] (mén qián, ㄇㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ) in front of the door [CE-DICT] の () (prt) endorsing and questioning the preceding statement (sentence ending particle); lamenting reflections on the preceding statement (sentence ending particle) [EDICT] () (prt) (1) although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; (2) while; (3) if only; I wish; (4) I tell you; you should do; (5) in order to; (P) [EDICT] () (suf,prt) (literary equiv. of だけ) only; nothing but; (P) [EDICT] () (n) (See スラグ) slag [EDICT] (乃) (prt) (1) (uk) (occasionally ん) indicates possessive; (2) verb and adjective nominalizer (nominaliser); (3) substituting for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (4) (often ん) indicates a confident conclusion; (5) emotional emphasis (sentence end) (fem); (6) indicates question (sentence end); (P) [EDICT] (之) (prt) (arch) possessive (used on tombs, etc.) [EDICT] (幅) (n,n-suf,ctr) (after a number in the hito-, futa-, mi- counting system) unit of measurement for cloth breadth (30-38 cm) [EDICT] (布) (n,n-suf,ctr) (after a number in the hito-, futa-, mi- counting system) unit of measurement for cloth breadth (30-38 cm) [EDICT] (箆) (n) (1) (arch) shaft (of an arrow); (2) (arch) (See 矢竹・2) arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica) [EDICT] (篦) (n) (1) (arch) shaft (of an arrow); (2) (arch) (See 矢竹・2) arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica) [EDICT] 小僧 (こぞう) (n) (1) youngster; (2) young Buddhist priest; (P) [EDICT] 習う (ならう) (v5u,vt) to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn; to study; to get training in; (P) [EDICT] ぬ () (n) (col) (See 猫) cat (net slang) [EDICT] 経 (きょう) (n) sutra; Buddhist scriptures; (P) [EDICT] (たていと) (n) (weaving) warp [EDICT] (たて) (n) (1) the vertical; height; (2) front-to-back; length; (3) north-to-south; (n,adj-no) (4) vertical (relationship); hierarchy; (n) (5) (See 経糸・たていと) (weaving) warp; (P) [EDICT] (jīng, ㄐㄧㄥ ) Japanese variant of 經|经 [CE-DICT] を () (prt) (arch) (See を) marks object of action, etc. (also adds emphasis) [EDICT] 読む (よむ) (v5m,vt) to read; (P) [EDICT] Proverb ภาษิต: สุภาษิต, คำพังเพย [Lex2] คนหรือสิ่งที่เป็นตัวแทนของลักษณะบางอย่าง[Lex2] (พรอฟ'เวิร์บ) n. สุภาษิต,คติพจน์,ถ้อยคำที่มีการกล่าวถึงเสมอ,คำพังเพย,บุคคลหรือสิ่งกล่าวถึงบ่อย ๆ จนขึ้นชื่อ ###S. aphorism,apothegm [Hope] (n) สุภาษิต,ภาษิต,คติพจน์,คำพังเพย [Nontri] /P R AA1 V ER0 B/ [CMU] (n (count)) /pr'ɒvɜːʳb/ [OALD]
