革かわ袋ぶくろ

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Meanings

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leather bag

A bag made of leather; a straightforward compound of 革 (leather) and 袋 (bag).

旅たび人びとは革かわ袋ぶくろに水みずを入いれて持もち歩あるいた。
The traveler carried water in a leather bag.

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Expressions

古ふるい革かわ袋ぶくろに新あたらしい酒さけを盛もるpour new wine into old wineskins; give something unorthodox an orthodox presentation
新あたらしい酒さけは古ふるい革かわ袋ぶくろに入いれるput new wine into old wineskins; put new wine into old bottles