月げっ光こう族ぞく

noun

moonlight clan; young people who spend all their income

Colloquial term borrowed from Chinese, referring to young people who live paycheck to paycheck and spend all their money each month, leaving nothing for savings.

• 彼かれは典てん型けい的てきな月げっ光こう族ぞくで、給きゅう料りょう日び前まえにはいつもお金かねがなくなる。

  He's a typical moonlight clan member; he always runs out of money before payday.

• 月げっ光こう族ぞくの生せい活かつは楽たのしいけど、将しょう来らいが不ふ安あんだ。

  The moonlight clan lifestyle is fun, but I worry about the future.