番茶も出花
ばんちゃもでばな
- even a homely girl looks beautiful at the peak of her youth; even coarse tea tastes good when freshly-brewed exp abbr proverb
Kanji
番
バン
つが.い
turn; number in a series
茶
チャ • サ
tea
出
シュツ • スイ
で.る • -で • だ.す • -だ.す • い.でる • い.だす
exit; leave; go out; come out; put out; protrude
花
カ • ケ
はな
flower
Synonyms
鬼も十八番茶も出花
おにもじゅうはちばんちゃもでばな
- just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth exp proverb