豊作貧乏

Reading

Kana: ほうさくびんぼう

Romaji: housakubinbou

Definition

noun

1

impoverishment of farmers because of a bumper harvest; decline in farmers' income caused by the sharply lower farm prices as a result of bumper harvests

Note: yojijukugo

Kanji

豊

Readings: ホウ、 ブ、 ゆた.か、 とよ

Meanings: bountiful, excellent, rich

作

Readings: サク、 サ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り

Meanings: make, production, prepare, build

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