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(あわ)てる (awateru, “be in a hurry”) + 乞(こ)食(じき) (kojiki, “beggar”) + は (wa, topic marker) + 貰(もら)い (morai, “alms”) + が (ga, subject marker) + 少(すく)ない (sukunai, “few”), "the impatient beggar receives little".

Proverb

慌(あわ)てる乞(こ)食(じき)は貰(もら)いが少(すく)ない • (awateru kojiki wa morai ga sukunai) 

1. slow and steady wins the race

Synonyms

• 急(いそ)がば回(まわ)れ (isogaba maware)
• 急(せ)いては事(こと)を仕損(しそん)じる (seite wa koto o shisonjiru)