かにはこうらににせてあなをほる
Meanings
Expression
Proverb
1. to each their own; different strokes for different folks; cut your coat to suit your cloth; (lit.) a crab digs a hole like its own shell
Composed of
crab
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex