Word Meaning 粋が身を食う
すいがみをくう
sui ga mi o kuu
粋が身を食う is read as すいがみをくう (sui ga mi o kuu) and means too much pleasure ruins a man (esp. in reference to spending too much time with geisha and prostitutes).
Meaning
English
- too much pleasure ruins a man (esp. in reference to spending too much time with geisha and prostitutes)
- playing the dandy ruins a man
Reading
Kana
すいがみをくう
Romaji
sui ga mi o kuu
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12粋
いき
familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)