慌てる乞食は貰いが少ない
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 慌 | 乞 | 食 | 貰 | 少 |
| あわ Grade: S | こ Grade: S | じき Grade: 2 | もら Jinmeiyō | すく Grade: 2 |
Etymology
Phrase consisting of 慌てる (awateru, “be in a hurry”) + 乞食 (kojiki, “beggar”) + は (wa, topic marker) + 貰い (morai, “alms”) + が (ga, subject marker) + 少ない (sukunai, “few”), "the impatient beggar receives little".
Proverb
慌てる乞食は貰いが少ない (hiragana あわてるこじきはもらいがすくない, rōmaji awateru kojiki wa morai ga sukunai)
- slow and steady wins the race
Synonyms
- 急がば回れ (isogaba maware)
- 急いては事を仕損じる (seite wa koto o shisonjiru)