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貧乏揺るぎもしない (びんぼうゆるぎもしない) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

貧びん乏ぼう揺ゆるぎもしない

Meanings

1

expression, i-adjective

completely motionless; totally still

archaic

Archaic emphatic expression meaning absolutely still, without the slightest movement. The 貧乏 part is an intensifier, not literally about poverty.

その場ばにいた者ものは皆みな、貧びん乏ぼう揺ゆるぎもしなかった。
Everyone present was completely motionless.

Kanji

貧poverty, poor
乏destitution, scarce, limited
揺swing, shake, sway

Similar words

微び動どうだにしない
Modern equivalent meaning 'not even a slight movement'; 貧乏揺るぎもしない is an archaic emphatic version.

Etymology

The exact derivation is uncertain. 貧乏 (poverty) is used as an intensifier, similar to other archaic expressions where 貧乏 adds emphasis rather than literal meaning.