自じ転てん車しゃ操そう業ぎょう

noun

barely keeping a business going; hand-to-mouth operation

Idiomatic expression likening a struggling business to a bicycle that stays upright only while moving; implies that stopping would mean collapse. Often used in economic or management contexts.

• 資し金きん繰ぐりが厳きびしく、まさに自じ転てん車しゃ操そう業ぎょうの