総領の甚六
Reading
そうりょうのじんろく
English
The younger child has more wit
Notes
総領=the eldest child, who is to inherit all総 the family's domain領
甚六=extremely甚 worthless六… 六(6), is pronounced ろく and is used in reference to 「ろくではない」, which means 'a good-for-nothing bum.' The idea is that the first born is pampered and sheltered, so they grow gullible and soft and ill-prepared for the real world
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