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うりのつるになすびはならぬ
Meanings
Expression
Proverb
1. like begets like; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; (lit.) eggplants don't grow on gourd vines
Alt. forms
瓜うりの蔓つるに茄な子すびはならぬ
瓜うりの蔓つるに茄な子すびは生ならぬ
うりのつるになすびはならぬ
Composed of
gourd vine
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine