武士は食わねど高楊枝。

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武士は食わねど高楊枝。

English Translation

A samurai, even when he has not eaten, uses a toothpick like a lord.

Furigana

武士(ぶし)は食(く)わねど高楊枝(たかようじ)。

Romanji

Bushi wa kuwane do takayōji.

Words

武士 (ぶし、ぶふ、もののふ)

warrior; samurai

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

食う (くう)

to eat; to live; to make a living; to survive; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of; to encroach on; to eat into; to consume; to defeat a superior; to threaten a position; to consume time and-or resources; to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event); to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time

ど (ど、どう、ド)

precisely; exactly; plumb; totally; very much; damn; stupid; cursed

高楊子 (たかようじ)

leisurely, post-meal use of a toothpick