| ひゃく |
|---|
| 百 |
| り |
|---|
| 里 |
| を |
| ゆ |
|---|
| 行 |
| く |
| もの |
|---|
| 者 |
| は |
| く |
|---|
| 九 |
| じゅう |
|---|
| 十 |
| を |
| なか |
|---|
| 半 |
| ば |
| と |
| す |
expression
Proverb.- don't count your chickens before they're hatched, there's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip, consider a journey of 100 ri to be halfway completed at 90.
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
百里を行く者は九十を半ばとす | ひゃくりをゆくものはくじゅうをなかばとす | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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百里を行くものは九十を半ばとす | ひゃくりをゆくものはくじゅうをなかばとす |
Contained Kanji Breakdown
hundred
ヒャク ひゃっ お (1st, N5)
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
going, journey, carry out
い.く コウ おこな.う (2nd, N5)
someone, person
シャ もの (3rd, N4)