花より団子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
花	団	子
はな Grade: 1	だん Grade: 5	こ > ご Grade: 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ha̠na̠ jo̞ɾʲi dã̠ŋɡo̞]

Proverb

花より団子 (hiragana はなよりだんご, rōmaji hana yori dango)

(idiomatic): "dango instead of flowers", substance over form → indicating a preference for the practical over the purely aesthetic, preferring dango (which are tasty and nutritious) rather than flowers (which are merely decorative)

Usage notes

Although this is a well-known metaphor, it is often used literally and in puns without directly signifying the metaphoric meaning.

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