衣食足りて礼節を知る

いしょくたりてれいせつをしるishokutaritereisetsuoshiru

expression · godan verb

  1. well-fed, well-bred
  2. the poor can't afford manners
  3. only when basic needs for living are met can people spare the effort to be polite

Kanji in this word

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Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences