親おや方かた思おもいの主しゅ倒たおし

expression

trying to help one's master but instead ending up hurting him

Archaic idiomatic expression describing a well-intentioned action toward one's master that backfires and causes harm. Rare in modern Japanese; found in classical or historical contexts.

• 「親おや方かた思おもいの主しゅ倒たおし」とは、主しゅ人じんを思おもうあまり、かえって害がいをなすことをいう古ふるい言いい回まわしだ。

  "Oyakataomoi no shutaoshi" is an old expression meaning that one's excessive concern for one's master ends up causing harm instead.