女おんなは弱よわしされど母ははは強つよし

expression

though a woman is weak, a mother is strong

Proverb emphasizing that a mother's strength for her children surpasses ordinary female weakness. Uses classical grammar (弱し, 強し, されど).

• 「女おんなは弱よわしされど母ははは強つよし」ということわざがある。

  There is a proverb: 'Though a woman is weak, a mother is strong.'