Word Meaning 大の虫を生かして小の虫を殺せ
だいのむしをいかしてしょうのむしをころせ
dai no mushi o ikashiteshou no mushi o korose
大の虫を生かして小の虫を殺せ is read as だいのむしをいかしてしょうのむしをころせ (dai no mushi o ikashiteshou no mushi o korose) 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
- 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せ
Romaji
dai no mushi o ikashiteshou no mushi o korose