--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Sake The jewel which brightly shines at…" description: "\"“Sake The jewel which brightly shines at night Is precious, but cannot measure up To the delights of drinking sake, Drowning one's troubles in the cup...." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a7/reiko-chiba-50515_drinking_sake-the-jewel-which-brightly-shines-at_720564.png" --- # Sake The jewel which brightly shines at night Is precious… ![“Sake The jewel which brightly shines at night Is precious, but cannot measure up To the delights of drinking sake, Drowning one's troubles in the cup. Otomo no Tabito” quote by Reiko Chiba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a7/reiko-chiba-50515_drinking_sake-the-jewel-which-brightly-shines-at_720564.png) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a7/reiko-chiba-50515_drinking_sake-the-jewel-which-brightly-shines-at_720564.png) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a7/reiko-chiba-50515_drinking_sake-the-jewel-which-brightly-shines-at_720564.png) > ““Sake The jewel which brightly shines at night Is precious, but cannot measure up To the delights of drinking sake, Drowning one's troubles in the cup. Otomo no Tabito”” [Reiko Chiba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reiko-chiba/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Describes sake’s fleeting pleasure, contrasting its brilliance with the inability to match deeper joys, hinting at escapism. **In simple terms:** Sake shines but cannot equal true delight. 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