重箱に煮締 Juubako ni nishime.

  • 解釈:入れ物ばかり立派で、中身が粗末なたとえ。
  • Literal:It is "nishime(vegetables such as taros, carrots, konnyaku, etc. cooked almost to dryness in soy sauce and water)" in a nest of boxes.
  • Interpretation:A receptacle is splendid and contents are poor.
  • 類義:錦の袋に糞を包む。
GLN 日本の諺・金言・名言 A proverb, a maxim, and a wise saying of Japan.