“Losing one's means of livelihood” in Japanese
Short answer
Losing one's means of livelihood in Japanese is “食い上げ” (kuiage). Full meaning: losing one's means of livelihood; suspension of a samurai's annual rice stipend; fish swimming upwards after biting a fishhook.
Other ways to say “Losing one's means of livelihood” in Japanese
飯の食い上げ
meshinokuiage losing one's means of livelihood
おまんまの食い上げ
omanmanokuiage losing one's means of livelihood
喰いあげ
kuiage losing one's means of livelihood; suspension of a samurai's annual rice stipend; fish swimming upwards after biting a fishhook
食いあげ
kuiage losing one's means of livelihood; suspension of a samurai's annual rice stipend; fish swimming upwards after biting a fishhook
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