蓮はす根ね掘ほる

expression, godan verb (-ru)

dig up lotus roots

Archaic expression; literally means to dig up lotus roots. In modern Japanese, this action is normally expressed with 蓮根を掘る.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんに「蓮はす根ね掘ほる」という表ひょう現げんが見みられる。

  The expression 蓮根掘る can be found in old documents.