倚い門もんの望ぼう

expression, noun

a mother's anxious waiting for her child's return

A literary, classical expression evoking the image of a mother leaning against the gate, longing for her child to come home. Rare in modern Japanese; mainly encountered in classical or poetic contexts.

• 「倚い門もんの望ぼう」という言こと葉ばは、古ふるい漢かん詩しに由ゆ来らいする母はは親おやの深ふかい愛あい情じょうを表あらわす表ひょう現げんだ。

  The phrase 'imon no bō' is an expression originating from old Chinese poetry that represents a mother's deep affection.