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    3. 粋が身を食う

    粋が身を食う

    粋すいが​身みを​食くう​

    too much pleasure ruins a man (esp. in reference to spending too much time with geisha and prostitutes)

    NTVerbCulture & TraditionsEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab36 strokes

    すいがみをくう

    Verb

    1.
    too much pleasure ruins a man (esp. in reference to spending too much time with geisha and prostitutes), playing the dandy ruins a man
    proverb

    Stroke 0 / 36

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    粋
    いき…(1)
    chic・style・purity・essence・pith…(3)
    Kanji
    身
    み…(1)
    somebody・person・one's station in life
    Kanji
    食
    く.う・く.らう・た.べる・は.む…(3)
    eat・food
    Kanji
    が
    ga
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
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