Word Meaning 背に腹は替えられぬ
せにはらはかえられぬ
se ni hara ha kaerarenu
背に腹は替えられぬ is read as せにはらはかえられぬ (se ni hara ha kaerarenu) and means you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.
Meaning
English
- you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs
- a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
Reading
Kana
せにはらはかえられぬ
Romaji
se ni hara ha kaerarenu
Writing Variants
- 背に腹はかえられぬ せにはらはかえられぬ se ni harahakaerarenu
- 背に腹は代えられぬ せにはらはかえられぬ se ni hara ha kaerarenu
- 背に腹は変えられぬ せにはらはかえられぬ se ni hara ha kaerarenu