Ryukyu (Yonaguni)
(Noun) Poor person, poor people
Define びんぼう binbou Meaning ビンボウ
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A dictionary of the Ryukyuan language
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びんぼうもの 【貧乏者】
びんぼうぐらし 【貧乏暮し】
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びんぼう【貧乏・貧之】
(Common Noun)
- Poverty; Destitute; Poor
びんぼうにん【貧乏人】
(Common Noun)
- Poor person; Pauper; The poor; The indigent
てんびんぼう【天秤棒】
(Noun)
- Shoulder carrying pole
びんぼうがみ【貧乏神】
(Noun)
- God of poverty
びんぼうくじ【貧乏くじ・貧乏籤・貧乏鬮】
(Noun)
- Short end of the stick; Short straw; Unlucky number; Blank; Bad bargain
きようびんぼう【器用貧乏】
(Noun)
- Jack of all trades and master of none
— Yojijukugo
びんぼうしょう【貧乏性】
(Noun)
- Destined to poverty; Parsimonious spirit; Tendency to be frugal; Poor person's mentality (e.g. inability to relax)
びんぼうゆすり【貧乏揺すり・貧乏ゆすり】
(Noun)
- Shaking or tapping (usu. one's foot) unconsciously; Fidgeting (esp. of the legs)
びんぼうゆるぎ【貧乏揺るぎ】
(Noun)
- Nervous mannerism
びんぼうぐらし【貧乏暮らし・貧乏暮し】
(Noun)
- Needy circumstances; Living in poverty
びんぼうくさい【貧乏臭い】
(I-adjective)
- Shabby; Mean; Sorry; Dingy
びんぼうじょたい【貧乏所帯】
(Noun)
- Poor household
— Yojijukugo
ほうさくびんぼう【豊作貧乏】
(Noun)
- Impoverishment of farmers because of a bumper harvest; Decline in farmers' income caused by the sharply lower farm prices as a result of bumper harvests
— Yojijukugo
がくしゃびんぼう【学者貧乏】
(Expression)
- Good scholars are seldom rich
— Yojijukugo
びんぼうひまなし【貧乏暇なし・貧乏暇無し・貧乏ひまなし】
(Expression)
- There is no leisure for the poor
びんぼうりょこう【貧乏旅行】
(Noun)
- Budget travel; Penniless travel; Travelling on the cheap
びんぼうにうまれる【貧乏に生まれる】
(Expression)
- To be born poor; To be born into poverty
たいりょうびんぼう【大漁貧乏】
(Noun)
- Impoverishment of fishermen because of a bumper catch; Decline in fishermen' s income caused by the sharply lower fish prices as a result of an overabundant catch
— Yojijukugo
びんぼうくじをひく【貧乏くじを引く・貧乏籤を引く】
(Expression)
- To get the short end of the stick; To get the bad end of a bargain
いかけやのてんびんぼう【鋳掛け屋の天秤棒・鋳掛屋の天秤棒】
(Expression)
- Intrusive person; Being intrusive; A tinker's shoulder pole
— Obscure term
かせぐにおいつくびんぼうなし【稼ぐに追いつく貧乏なし・稼ぐに追いつく貧乏無し】
(Expression)
- Poverty is a stranger to industry
— Idiomatic expression