急いては事を仕損じる

Japanese

Kanji in this term
急	事	仕	損
せ Grade: 3	こと Grade: 3	し Grade: 3	そん Grade: 5
kun'yomi		on'yomi

Etymology

Phrase consisting of 急い (sei, イ音便 (i-onbin, euphonic change) of 急き (seki), the 連用形 (continuative form) of 急く (seku, “make haste”)) ては (te wa, undesirable assumption) 事 (koto, “thing”) を (o, accusative case particle) 仕損じる (shisonjiru, “miscarry, fail”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [se̞ːte̞ β̞a̠ ko̞to̞ o̞ ɕisõ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑiɾɯ̟]

Proverb

急(せ)いては事(こと)を仕(し)損(そん)じる • (seite wa koto o shisonjiru) 

1. haste makes waste

Synonyms

• 急(いそ)がば回(まわ)れ (isogaba maware)
• 慌(あわ)てる乞食(こじき)は貰(もら)いが少(すく)ない (awateru kojiki wa morai ga sukunai)