貧僧の重ね斎

ひんそうのかさねどき

Meanings

1. Expression good luck does not last (literally: a poor priest's two memorial services (being so close in time the priest can only eat at one of them))

Kanji

• 貧 poor. Read as ヒン.
• 僧 monk. Read as ソウ.
• 重 heavy. Read as かさねる.
• 斎 purify. Read as とき.

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