蒔く まく to sow; to plant; to seed v5k vt to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware) v5k vt Intermediate ➥
権兵衛が種蒔きゃ烏がほじくる ごんべえがたねまきゃからすがほじくる ごんべえがたねまきゃカラスがほじくる spoiling someone's work; useless effort; labouring in vain; if a peasant sows seeds, the crows will dig them up exp id Advanced ➥
蒔かぬ種は生えぬ まかぬたねははえぬ nothing comes of nothing; don't expect things to happen on their own; the seed you don't plant doesn't grow exp proverb Advanced ➥