男おとこ冥みょう利り

noun

the good fortune of being born male

A set phrase expressing the idea that being born a man is itself a stroke of luck or a privilege. Often used in a self-congratulatory or slightly ironic tone.

• 男おとこ冥みょう利りに尽つきるというものだ。

  It's the ultimate good fortune of being a man.

• こんな美び人じんと結けっ婚こんできるなんて、男おとこ冥みょう利りだね。

  Marrying such a beauty—that's the luck of being a man, isn't it?