京の着倒れ
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 京 | 着 | 倒 |
| きょう Grade: 2 | き Grade: 3 | たお > だお Grade: S |
| kun’yomi | ||
Etymology
Compound of 京 (kyō, “abbreviation of Kyoto”) + 着倒れ (kidaore, “using up one's fortune on fine clothes”), a reference to the assumption that citizens of Kyoto tend to spend excessively on clothing.
Noun
京の着倒れ (hiragana きょうのきだおれ, rōmaji kyō no kidaore)
- financially ruining oneself through extravagant spending on clothing (in the fabled manner of the people of Kyoto).