鬼おにも十じゅう八はち

expression

even an ugly girl looks beautiful in her prime

Proverb, abbreviated from 鬼も十八番茶も出花. Suggests that any young woman has a certain beauty at the peak of her youth, just as even coarse tea tastes good when freshly brewed.

See also: 鬼も十八番茶も出花

• 「鬼おにも十じゅう八はち」ということわざがある。

  There is a proverb, 'even an ugly girl looks beautiful in her prime.'