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
Kanji used
man
worm
Composed of
widower; divorced man not remarried; bachelor; single man
maggot; larva; grub
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.)