Word Meaning 遅牛も淀早牛も淀

おそうしもよどはやうしもよど osoushi mo yodohayaushi mo yodo

遅牛も淀早牛も淀 is read as おそうしもよどはやうしもよど (osoushi mo yodohayaushi 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. slow oxes (leaving Kyoto) end up in Yodo (just south of Kyoto), fast oxes also end up in Yodo

Reading

Kana

おそうしもよどはやうしもよど

Romaji

osoushi mo yodohayaushi mo yodo

Writing Variants

  • 遅牛も淀、早牛も淀 おそうしもよどはやうしもよど osoushimoyodohayaushimoyodo

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 54 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Proverb Rank 155569 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

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早牛も淀遅牛も淀

はやうしもよどおそうしもよど

there is no point in hurrying

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

遅れ

おくれ

delay

遅い

おそい

dull

遅刻

ちこく

lateness

遅れる

おくれる

to be slow (of a clock or watch)

遅滞

ちたい

delay

遅配

ちはい

delay (in payment, delivery, rationing, etc.)