Word Meaning 小の虫を殺して大の虫を助ける
しょうのむしをころしてだいのむしをたすける
shou no mushi o koroshitedai no mushi o tasukeru
小の虫を殺して大の虫を助ける is read as しょうのむしをころしてだいのむしをたすける (shou no mushi o koroshitedai no mushi o tasukeru) and means to sacrifice something small in order to save something great.
Meaning
English
- to sacrifice something small in order to save something great
- to lose a leg to save one's life
- to kill a small bug and help a large one
Reading
Kana
しょうのむしをころしてだいのむしをたすける
Romaji
shou no mushi o koroshitedai no mushi o tasukeru