おうみどろぼういせこじき
Archaic
Meanings
Archaic
Expression
Derogatory
Proverb
1. merchants from Ise and Ōmi do not waste their money (unlike Edoites); (lit.) robbers from Ōmi, beggars from Ise
Composed of
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
beggars at the Ise Grand Shrine; (arch.) successful but stingy merchants from Ise