Proverb 9: Mochi drawn in a picture.

Here is today's proverb:

画に描いた餅

And in romaji:

e ni kaita mochi

And English: "Mochi drawn in a picture."

This is like English "pie in the sky" (which has a very surprising origin story of its own) or an "air castle" — a pretty picture, something desirable, but it is not real and will not become real no matter how long you wait and watch.

mochi

My vocabulary for today:

餅
もち
"mochi, rice cake"