逆さかさま事ごと

Meanings

1

child dying before parents

rare termusually written using kana alone

Rare term for the unnatural event of a child predeceasing their parents. Usually written in kana.

昔むかしは、さかさまごとが親おや不ふ孝こうの最さいたるものと考かんがえられていた。
In the past, a child dying before their parents was considered the ultimate unfilial act.

2

occurrence out of sequence; wrong order

rare term

Original meaning; rare. Refers to events happening in an unexpected or reversed order.

この書しょ類るいはさかさまごとになっていて、ページ順じゅんがめちゃくちゃだ。
These documents are out of order; the page sequence is all mixed up.