借りる時の地蔵顔、済す時の閻魔顔
Idiom- 1people look friendly when they ask for a loan but not so much when they repay it ; when borrowing (the money), the face of the (bodhisattva) Kshitigarbha; when returning it, the face of the (hell king) Yama Translated by Jiyomi
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借りる時の地蔵顔、なす時の閻魔顔借りる時の地蔵顔なす時の閻魔顔借りる時の地蔵顔済す時の閻魔顔
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