- ぶんふそうおう
- ぶんふそうおう【分不相応】~な[の] inappropriate to one's lot in life; 〔収入以上の〕 beyond one's means.
●分不相応な望み an overambitious dream [desire, wish]
・分不相応な高級車に乗っている. He's driving a car well beyond his means.
・分不相応のことを企てるな. Cut your coat according to your cloth. | Don't act too big for your britches.
分不相応に beyond one's means (and position).●分不相応に暮らす live beyond one's means.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.