憎にくまれっ子こ

noun

hated child; bad kid

Refers to a child who is disliked or considered a troublemaker. Often used in the proverb 憎まれっ子世にはばかる (a hated child thrives in the world).

• あの子こは近きん所じょで憎にくまれっ子こだ。

  That kid is the hated child of the neighborhood.

• 憎にくまれっ子こ世せいにはばかるって言いうから、きっと強つよく育そだつよ。

  They say a hated child thrives in the world, so he'll surely grow up strong.