Word Meaning 大の虫を生かして小の虫を殺す
だいのむしをいかしてしょうのむしをころす
dai no mushi o ikashiteshou no mushi o korosu
大の虫を生かして小の虫を殺す is read as だいのむしをいかしてしょうのむしをころす (dai no mushi o ikashiteshou no mushi o korosu) and means sacrifice something small in order to save something great.
Meaning
English
- sacrifice something small in order to save something great
- lose a leg to save one's life
- to let a large bug live and kill a small one
Reading
Kana
だいのむしをいかしてしょうのむしをころす
Romaji
dai no mushi o ikashiteshou no mushi o korosu