Word Meaning 早牛も淀遅牛も淀

はやうしもよどおそうしもよど hayaushi mo yodoosoushi mo yodo

早牛も淀遅牛も淀 is read as はやうしもよどおそうしもよど (hayaushi mo yodoosoushi mo yodo) and means there is no point in hurrying.

Meaning

English

  1. there is no point in hurrying
  2. hurry no man's cattle
  3. fast oxes (leaving Kyoto) end up in Yodo (just south of Kyoto), slow oxes also end up in Yodo

Reading

Kana

はやうしもよどおそうしもよど

Romaji

hayaushi mo yodoosoushi mo yodo

Writing Variants

  • 早牛も淀、遅牛も淀 はやうしもよどおそうしもよど hayaushimoyodoosoushimoyodo

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 54 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

遅牛も淀早牛も淀

おそうしもよどはやうしもよど

there is no point in hurrying

早かれ遅かれ

はやかれおそかれ

sooner or later

早牛

はやうし

fast cow

遅早時間

ちそうじかん

hours (of work) missed by arriving late or leaving early

遅かれ早かれ

おそかれはやかれ

sooner or later

遅牛

おそうじ

slow cow

早口

はやぐち

fast-talking

早い

はやい

as soon as ...

早める

はやめる

to quicken (e.g. one's step)

早期

そうき

early stage

早急

さっきゅう

immediate

早朝

そうちょう

early morning