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Joy & Fun: Japanese Quotes & Phrases

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花より団子

はなよりだんご (Hana yori dango)

Substance over style / Bread is better than the song of birds

Example 1Basic Example

  1. 花見の幹事なのに、彼は「花より団子」を地で行き、屋台のメニューばかり調べていた。

    At the cherry‑blossom party, he literally lived by “dumplings over flowers,” obsessing over food stalls rather than petals.

Example 2Applied Example

  1. 「花より団子。きれいよりおいしい、これが俺の流儀だ。」

    “Substance over style. Dumplings over flowers. That’s my way.”

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