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jmdict 2836731 Active (id: 1988747)
男は松女は藤
【 おとこはまつおんなはふじ 】
1. [exp] [proverb]
▶ men are the strong base to which women cling
▶ [lit] men are pine trees, women are wisteria vines



History:
2. A 2018-10-12 03:07:32  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2018-10-07 07:09:40  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
daijs
https://www.amazon.com/Womansword-Japanese-Words-about-Women/dp/4770028881
"Another way of using. nature to summarize the character of the sexes is the proverb "Men are pine trees, women are 
wisteria vines" (Otoko wa matsu, onna wa fuji), which means men are the strong base to which women cling."

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