美(び)貌(ぼう) bibouは wa皮(かわ) kawa一(いち)重(じゅう) ichijuu。 Beauty is only skin deep. Literal Beauty [topic-は] skin one-layer. 美貌は皮一重 — a proverb meaning beauty is only as deep as skin. 皮一重 means 'one layer of skin.' Compact and proverbial. No copula, typical of proverbs. appearanceproverbs and sayingscopula omission
美(び)貌(ぼう) bibouは wa皮(かわ) kawa一(いち)重(じゅう) ichijuu。 Beauty is only skin deep. Literal Beauty [topic-は] skin one-layer. 美貌は皮一重 — a proverb meaning beauty is only as deep as skin. 皮一重 means 'one layer of skin.' Compact and proverbial. No copula, typical of proverbs. appearanceproverbs and sayingscopula omission