粋が身を食う
すいがみをくう
- too much pleasure ruins a man (esp. in reference to spending too much time with geisha and prostitutes); playing the dandy ruins a man exp proverb
Kanji
粋
スイ
いき
chic; style; purity; essence; pith; cream; elite; choice
身
シン
み
somebody; person; one's station in life
食
ショク • ジキ
く.う • く.らう • た.べる • は.む
eat; food