鬼おにの霍かく乱らん

expression, noun

a strong person unexpectedly falling ill

Proverbial expression: even a robust person can suddenly get sick. Often used when someone who rarely gets ill catches a cold or similar minor ailment. The literal image is 'a demon getting sunstroke'.

• 彼かれが風邪かぜで休やすむなんて、鬼おにの霍かく乱らんだね。

  Him taking a day off with a cold? That's a case of the devil getting sunstroke.

• いつも元げん気きな部ぶ長ちょうが入にゅう院いんした。まさに鬼おにの霍かく乱らんだ。

  The always energetic department head was hospitalized. Truly a case of a strong person unexpectedly falling ill.