玉の輿

たまのこし
a palanquin set with jewels

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たまのこし【玉の輿】

¶ → 玉の輿に乗る

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たまのこし【玉の輿】

a palanquin for the nobility.

●玉の輿に乗る marry into wealth; get married to a man of wealth [high status]

・女氏(_うじ)なくして玉の輿に乗る. A woman of no birth may marry into the purple.

・この映画には玉の輿に乗ろうと必死になる女性が登場する. This film depicts a woman who tries as hard as she can to marry into wealth.

●玉の輿を逃す miss an opportunity to marry into wealth.

逆玉の輿 ⇒ぎゃくたまのこし.