骨折り損の草臥れ儲け
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 骨 | 折 | 損 | 草 | 臥 | 儲 |
| ほね Grade: 6 | お Grade: 4 | そん > ぞん Grade: 5 | Grade: 1 | Jinmeiyō | もう Jinmeiyō |
Etymology
骨折り損 (honeorizon, “efforts in vain”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 草臥れる (kutabireru, “be exhausted”) + 儲ける (mokeru, “to profit”)
Idiom
骨折り損の草臥れ儲け (hiragana ほねおりぞんのくたびれもうけ, rōmaji honeorizon no kutabire mōke)
- great trouble and pains but in vain