花より団子
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
[edit] Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
| 花 | 団 | 子 |
[edit] Proverb
花より団子 (hiragana はなよりだんご, romaji hana yori dango)
- (idiomatic) substance over style, literally To prefer to be given dumplings (which are tasty and nutritious) rather than flowers (which are merely decorative).
[edit] Usage notes
Particularly often used more or less literally or in puns despite being a figure of speech.
