慌てる乞食は貰いが少ない

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
あわ
Grade: S

Grade: S
じき
Grade: 2
もら
Jinmeiyō
すく
Grade: 2

Etymology

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Phrase consisting of (あわ)てる (awateru, be in a hurry) + ()(じき) (kojiki, beggar) + (wa, topic marker) + (もら) (morai, alms) + (ga, subject marker) + (すく)ない (sukunai, few), "the impatient beggar receives little".

Proverb

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(あわ)てる()(じき)(もら)いが(すく)ない (awateru kojiki wa morai ga sukunai

  1. slow and steady wins the race

Synonyms

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