急がば回れ
急がば廻れ
Reading
Kana:
いそがばまわれ
Romaji:
isogabamaware
Definition
Kanji
Readings: キュウ、 いそ.ぐ、 いそ.ぎ
Meanings: hurry, emergency, sudden, steep
Readings: カイ、 エ、 まわ.る、 -まわ.る、 -まわ.り、 まわ.す、 -まわ.す、 まわ.し-、 -まわ.し、 もとお.る、 か.える
Meanings: -times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences
Readings: カイ、 エ、 まわ.る、 まわ.す、 もとお.る、 めぐ.る、 めぐ.らす
Meanings: round, game, revolve, go around, circumference
Example Sentences
そういらいらするなよ。急 がば回 れって言 うだろ。
➥Don't get so irritated. Rushing things will cost you more time in the end.
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➥It may seem like a hassle, but I think you ought to go back to the basics and start over. Haste makes waste they say.
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