見ては極楽住んでは地獄

Japanese

Kanji in this term
見 極 楽 住 地 獄
み
Grade: 1 		ごく
Grade: 4 		らく
Grade: 2 		す
Grade: 3 		じ
Grade: 2 		ごく
Grade: S
Alternative spelling
見ては極樂住んでは地獄 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, “seeing it is paradise, living there is hell”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mʲite̞ β̞a̠ ɡo̞kɯ̟ɾa̠kɯ̟ sɨ̃nde̞ β̞a̠ d͡ʑiɡo̞kɯ̟]

Proverb

見(み)ては極(ごく)楽(らく)住(す)んでは地(じ)獄(ごく) • (mite wa gokuraku sunde wa jigoku) 

  1. what you see isn't always what you get

References

  • “見ては極楽住んでは地獄”, in goo辞書‎[1] (in Japanese) (dictionary), Goo, 19 June 2024 (last accessed), archived from the original on 5 March 2024
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