◆麻がらに目鼻つけたよう　Asagara ni me-hana tsuketayou.
  • 解釈：麻殻（麻の皮を剥いだ後の茎。おがら）は、細長くてもろいことから、痩せて骨ばかりの男をいう。
  • Literal：It seems that eyes and a nose were attached to the hempen shell.
  • Interpretation：It is the thin man.
  • 類義：箸に目鼻。
GLN 日本の諺・金言・名言　A proverb, a maxim, and a wise saying of Japan.