孟もう母ぼ三さん遷せん

expression

importance of a good environment for a child's education; Mencius' mother moved three times

A yojijukugo derived from the story of Mencius' mother, who moved house three times to find a suitable environment for her son's upbringing. Used to emphasize the influence of surroundings on a child's learning and character.

See also: 孟母三遷の教え (もうぼさんせんのおしえ)

• 孟もう母ぼ三さん遷せんの故こ事じは、教きょう育いく環かん境きょうの大たい切せつさを教おしえている。

  The story of Mencius' mother moving three times teaches the importance of the educational environment.