能のう無なし犬いぬの高たか吠ぼえ

expression, noun

jealous complaint; the loud bark of a talentless dog

Idiomatic expression meaning that incompetent people tend to complain loudly or criticize others out of jealousy. The literal image is of a talentless dog barking loudly.

• 彼かれの批ひ判はんは能のう無なし犬いぬの高たか吠ぼえに過すぎない。

  His criticism is nothing more than the loud bark of a talentless dog.

• あの人ひとの文もん句くはいつも能のう無なし犬いぬの高たか吠ぼえだ。

  That person's complaints are always just jealous barking.