すえぜん

Japanese
Alternative spelling
据え膳

Etymology

From 据(す)え (sue, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 据(す)える (sueru).”) + 膳(ぜん) (zen).

Pronunciation

Noun

すえぜん • (suezen) ←すゑぜん (suwezen)?

  1. ready meal
    上(あ)げ膳(ぜん)据(す)え膳(ぜん)
    agezen-suezen
    taking care of everything
  2. (figuratively) woman's invitation to a man
    据(す)え膳(ぜん)食(く)わぬは男(おとこ)の恥(はじ)
    suezen kuwanu wa otoko no haji
    not accepting a woman's invitations ("eating her ready meals") is a man's shame

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.