猫に念仏、馬に銭 Neko ni nembutsu, uma ni zeni.

  • 解釈:少しもありがたがらず、何も感じないこと。
  • Literal:Tell a cat a prayer to Buddha and give a horse money.
  • Interpretation:It is useless whatever it may tell those to whom reason does not pass.
  • 類義:犬に論語。
GLN 日本の諺・金言・名言 A proverb, a maxim, and a wise saying of Japan.