急いては事を仕損じる
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 急 | 事 | 仕 | 損 |
| せ Grade: 3 | こと Grade: 3 | し Grade: 3 | そん Grade: 5 |
| kun’yomi | |||
Etymology
Phrase consisting of 急い (sei, イ音便 (i-onbin, euphonic change) of 急き (seki), the 連用形 (continuative form) of 急く (seku, “make haste”)) + ては (te wa, undesirable assumption) + 事 (koto, “thing”) + を (o, accusative case particle) + 仕損じる (shisonjiru, “miscarry, fail”).
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- IPA(key): [se̞ːte̞ ɰᵝa̠ ko̞to̞ o̞ ɕisõ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑiɾɯ̟ᵝ]
Proverb
急いては事を仕損じる (hiragana せいてはことをしそんじる, rōmaji seite wa koto o shisonjiru)
- haste makes waste
Synonyms
- 急がば回れ (isogaba maware)
- 慌てる乞食は貰いが少ない (awateru kojiki wa morai ga sukunai)