すい
粋
　
が
み
身
　
を
く
食
　
う

expression, Godan verb

Proverb.
  1. too much pleasure ruins a man (esp. in reference to spending too much time with geisha and prostitutes), playing the dandy ruins a man.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
すい
粋
　
が
み
身
　
を
く
食
　
う
 粋が身を食う すいがみをくう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

chic, style, purity
スイ　いき (8th, N1)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ　こめ　マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
soldier, private, die
ソツ　シュツ　そっ.する (Kentei 1)
nine
キュウ　ク　ここの (1st, N5)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
somebody, person, one's station in life
シン　み (3rd)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
rising stroke
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
eat, food
た.べる　く.う　ショク (2nd, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い　リョウ　ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant