日にっ光こうを見みない中うちは結けっ構こうと言いうな

expression

don't say 'wonderful' until you've seen Nikko

Proverb meaning one should not praise something as the best until one has experienced the very best. Nikko is held as the ultimate example of scenic beauty.

See also: 日光を見ずして結構と言うなかれ

• 「日にっ光こうを見みない中うちは結けっ構こうと言いうな」ということわざがある。

  There is a proverb that says, 'Don't say wonderful until you've seen Nikko.'

• 彼かれはまだパリに行いったことがないのに、東とう京きょうが一いち番ばんだと言いう。日にっ光こうを見みない中うちは結けっ構こうと言いうな、だよ。

  He says Tokyo is the best even though he's never been to Paris. It's like 'don't say wonderful until you've seen Nikko.'