米こめ百ひゃっ俵ぴょう

expression

enduring hardship today for future benefit; hundred sacks of rice (literal)

Idiomatic expression originating from a historical anecdote about sacrificing immediate relief (100 sacks of rice) to invest in education for long-term prosperity. Used to convey the ideal of bearing present pain for a better tomorrow.

• 米こめ百ひゃっ俵ぴょうの精せい神しんで、苦くるしい時ときこそ教きょう育いくに投とう資しすべきだ。

  In the spirit of 'kome hyappyō', we should invest in education precisely when times are tough.

• この政せい策さくは米こめ百ひゃっ俵ぴょうの考かんがえ方かたに基もとづいている。

  This policy is based on the idea of enduring hardship now for future gain.