藁で束ねても男は男

Reading

Kana: わらでたばねてもおとこはおとこ

Romaji: waradetabanetemootokohaotoko

Definition

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a man is still a man even if his hair is tied with straw; a man is still a man even if he's poor

Kanji

藁

Readings: コウ、 わら

Meaning: straw

束

Readings: ソク、 たば、 たば.ねる、 つか、 つか.ねる

Meanings: bundle, sheaf, ream, tie in bundles, govern, manage, control

男

Readings: ダン、 ナン、 おとこ、 お

Meaning: male