将棋倒し
しょうぎだおし falling down one after another (like dominoes)
Why it means this
将棋 (shogi pieces) + 倒し (toppling) — the way a row of standing shogi pieces knocks each other over; a domino-effect collapse or crowd crush.
Breakdown
- 将 ショウ leader, commander, general
- 棋 ご chess piece, Japanese chess, shogi
- 倒 トウ overthrow, fall, collapse
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