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さんしょうはこつぶでもぴりりとからい
Meanings
Expression
Proverb
1. size isn't everything; something might be small but still pack a punch;
(lit.)
Japanese pepper is small-grained but has a tongue-numbing tingle
Alt. forms
山
さん
椒
しょう
は
小
こ
粒
つぶ
でもぴりりと
辛
から
い
さんしょうはこつぶでもぴりりとからい
Composed of
さんしょう
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
こつぶ
small grain; small stature or ability
から
い
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful