Entry
門前の小僧習わぬ経を読む
Source
JMdict 100319
Characters
門 前 小 僧 習 経 読
Definition
Word
門前の小僧習わぬ経を読む
Reading
もんぜんのこぞうならわぬきょうをよむ
Reference
Translation eng
expression meaning that you learn, without realising it, from what is around you a saint's maid quotes Latin lit: the young monk before the gate can read sutra without studying them
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