jmdict 2125450 Active (id#2208397)
士族の商法
【 しぞくのしょうほう 】
  1. [exp]
    《from the business practices of ex-samurai in the Meiji period》
    • amateurish and haughty way of doing business
    Cross references:
    • ⇒ see: 1817440 士族 1. family of samurai lineage; person with samurai ancestors
History:
    • A 2022-09-12 05:52:10 Jim Breen (id#2208397)
    • Comments
      OK, we can leave it as that.
    • A* 2022-09-10 19:50:47 (id#2208194)
    • Comments
      It's not just etymology, it's frequently used with that exact meaning. I don't see why two glosses are needed, the second one is especially clumsy.
    • Diff
      @@ -15 +14,0 @@
-<gloss>venturing into an unfamiliar line of business (and often failing)</gloss>
    • A* 2022-09-10 07:15:08 Jim Breen (id#2208165)
    • Comments
      We wouldn't usually put in an etymological explanation as a gloss like that. I'm not sure it is needed, even as a note.
    • Refs
      Daijs: 明治初期、特権を失った士族が慣れない商売に手を出して失敗したこと。急に不慣れな商売などを始めて失敗することのたとえ。
    • Diff
      @@ -12,0 +13 @@
+<s_inf>from the business practices of ex-samurai in the Meiji period</s_inf>
@@ -14 +15 @@
-<gloss>business practices of the (in the Meiji period newly disenfranchised) samurai</gloss>
+<gloss>venturing into an unfamiliar line of business (and often failing)</gloss>
    • A* 2022-09-10 06:25:28 (id#2208163)
    • Diff
      @@ -14 +14 @@
-<gloss>venturing into an unfamiliar line of business (and often failing)</gloss>
+<gloss>business practices of the (in the Meiji period newly disenfranchised) samurai</gloss>
    • A 2007-01-21 00:00:00
    • Comments
      Entry created
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