分ぶん際ざい

noun

one's social standing; one's place; one's station in life

Often used scornfully to belittle someone's status or to say they are acting above their station. Common in phrases like 分際で and 分際のくせに.

• あんな分ぶん際ざいで生なま意い気きな口くちをきくな。

  Don't talk so cheekily with your low standing.

• 自じ分ぶんの分ぶん際ざいをわきまえなさい。

  Know your place.