へぼ

noun, na-adjective

bungler; clumsy person; poor hand

Colloquial term for someone who is unskilled or clumsy at something. Often used self-deprecatingly or to tease. Compare with 下手 (へた), which is more standard.

See also: 下手 (へた)

• 彼かれは釣つりはへぼだけど、料りょう理りはうまい。

  He's a bungler at fishing, but he's good at cooking.

• へぼな絵えで恥はずかしい。

  I'm embarrassed by my clumsy drawing.

noun, na-adjective

low quality; poor produce

Colloquial, used for crops, fruits, or other products that are of inferior quality or not up to standard.

• 今年ことしの桃ももはへぼで、甘あまくない。

  This year's peaches are low quality and not sweet.

noun

wasp larva; bee larva; hornet larva

Gifu dialect term for wasp, bee, or hornet larvae, especially those of the yellowjacket species Vespula flaviceps, used as food. Not widely understood outside the region.

See also: 蜂の子

• 岐ぎ阜ふでは、へぼを佃つくだ煮ににして食たべることがある。

  In Gifu, they sometimes eat wasp larvae cooked in soy sauce.