"住めば都" meaning in Japanese

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Proverb

IPA: [sɨᵝme̞ba̠ mʲija̠ko̞] Forms: 住めば都 [canonical] (ruby: (), (みやこ)), sumeba miyako [romanization]
Etymology: Phrase consisting of 住めば (sumeba, “if you live [there]”, the hypothetical conjugation of verb 住む (sumu, “to settle in a place, to live in a place”)) + 都 (miyako, “capital city”). Literally, “if you live there, it's [as good as] the capital”. Head templates: {{ja-pos|proverb|すめば みやこ}} 住(す)めば都(みやこ) • (sumeba miyako)
  1. there's no place like home, home is where you hang your hat Wikipedia link: Daijisen, Kyōsuke Kindaichi, Shogakukan, Tōkyō, ja:大辞林, ja:大辞泉, ja:新明解国語辞典, ja:松村明 Related terms: 地獄も住処 (jigoku mo sumika) (ruby: (), (ごく), (すみ), ()) (english: even hell can be home)

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