公卿の位倒れ Kuge no kurai-daore.

  • 解釈:位ばかり高くて経済的には苦しいことのたとえ。
  • Literal:A court noble collapses from a status.
  • Interpretation:A court noble's falls. Because, if a status goes up, expenses will also increase.
  • 類義:公卿の位負け。
GLN 日本の諺・金言・名言 A proverb, a maxim, and a wise saying of Japan.