破われ鍋なべ

noun

cracked pot

Refers to a pot that has a crack or is broken. Often used in the proverb 破れ鍋に綴じ蓋 (a cracked pot has a mended lid), meaning everyone has a suitable partner.

• 破われ鍋なべに綴とじ蓋ぶたという諺ことわざがある。

  There is a proverb: a cracked pot has a mended lid.

• 古ふるい台だい所どころで破われ鍋なべを見みつけた。

  I found a cracked pot in the old kitchen.