りをもってひにおちる
Meanings
Expression
Obscure
1. to lose an argument despite being in the right; to have the right on one's side, yet succumb to another
Composed of
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
by (means of); with
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)