梨の皮は乞食に剥かせ瓜の皮は大名に剥かせ
Reading
なしのかわはこじきにむかせうりのかわはだいみょうにむかせ
English
Peel pears thin, peel melons thick
Notes
Peel剥 pear梨 skin皮 like a beggar乞食 (very sparingly, so as not to lose any fruit), peel剥 melon瓜 skin皮 like a lord大名 (without a care for how much you lose)
Origin
動植物
proverbsKotoKen 2