Word Meaning 雉も鳴かずば撃たれまい
きじもなかずばうたれまい
kiji mo nakazubautaremai
雉も鳴かずば撃たれまい is read as きじもなかずばうたれまい (kiji mo nakazubautaremai) and means avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one.
Meaning
English
- avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one
- there is safety in silence
- the pheasant would not be shot but for its cries
Reading
Kana
きじもなかずばうたれまい
Romaji
kiji mo nakazubautaremai