女おんな三さん人にん寄よれば姦かしましい

expression, i-adjective

three women make a market; many women, many words

Proverb meaning that when women gather, they become noisy or talkative. The literal reading is 'when three women gather, it's noisy,' playing on the kanji 姦 (three 女). Often used humorously or as a set phrase.

• 「女おんな三さん人にん寄よれば姦かしましい」と言いうけど、今日きょうの女じょ子し会かいも本ほん当とうに賑にぎやかだったね。

  They say 'three women make a market,' and today's girls' gathering was really lively, wasn't it?

• 祖そ母ぼはよく「女おんな三さん人にん寄よれば姦かしましい」と笑わらいながら言いっていた。

  My grandmother often said with a laugh, 'Many women, many words.'