大漁貧乏

Reading

Kana: たいりょうびんぼう

Romaji: tairyōbinbou

Definition

noun

1

impoverishment of fishermen because of a bumper catch; decline in fishermen' s income caused by the sharply lower fish prices as a result of an overabundant catch

Note: yojijukugo

Kanji

大

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに

Meanings: large, big

漁

Readings: ギョ、 リョウ、 あさ.る

Meanings: fishing, fishery

貧

Readings: ヒン、 ビン、 まず.しい

Meanings: poverty, poor

乏

Readings: ボウ、 とぼ.しい、 とも.しい

Meanings: destitution, scarce, limited