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おとこやもめにうじがわく
Meanings
Expression
Proverb
1. widowers are untidy; a man alone soon goes to seed; a man goes to pieces without a woman to look after him
Alt. forms
男
おとこ
やもめに
蛆
うじ
がわく
男
おとこ
やもめにうじがわく
男
おとこ
鰥
やもめ
に
蛆
うじ
が
湧
わ
く
おとこやもめにうじがわく
Composed of
おとこやもめ
widower; divorced man not remarried; bachelor; single man
うじ
maggot; larva; grub
わ
く
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)