すえぜん

Japanese

Alternative spelling
据え膳

Etymology

From 据(す)え (sue, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 据(す)える (sueru).”) + 膳(ぜん) (zen).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) すえぜん [sùéꜜzèǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
(Tokyo) すえぜん [sùézéń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [sɨᵝe̞zẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

すえぜん • (suezen) ^{←すゑぜん (swezen)^?}

ready meal
上(あ)げ膳(ぜん)据(す)え膳(ぜん)
agezen-suezen
taking care of everything
(figuratively) woman's invitation to a man
据(す)え膳(ぜん)食(く)わぬは男(おとこ)の恥(はじ)
suezen kuwanu wa otoko no haji
not accepting a woman's invitations ("eating her ready meals") is a man's shame

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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