夫婦喧嘩は犬も食わない

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ふう
Grade: 4

Grade: 5
けん > げん
Jinmeiyō

Jinmeiyō
いぬ
Grade: 1

Grade: 2
kan'yōon kan'on kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
夫婦ゲンカは犬も食わない

Etymology

Composed of 夫婦喧嘩 (fūfu-genka, married couple fight, argument, row) + (wa, topic particle) + (inu, dog) + (mo, even, also, inclusive particle) + 食わない (kuwanai, not eat; not take on, informal; negative form of 食う (kuu)).[1] Literally, "even dogs wouldn't eat a marital dispute", referring to the fact that dogs are thought to eat virtually anything.

Pronunciation

Proverb

(ふう)()(げん)()(いぬ)()わない (fūfu-genka wa inu mo kuwanai

  1. “even dogs wouldn't eat a marital dispute” → you should not interfere in a marital dispute
    Synonym: (uncommon) 夫婦喧嘩は犬も食べない (fūfu-genka wa inu mo tabenai)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN