Word Meaning 駟も舌に及ばず

しもしたにおよばず shi mo shita ni oyobazu

駟も舌に及ばず is read as しもしたにおよばず (shi mo shita ni oyobazu) and means talking so fast that even a four-horse coach cannot catch up to the words.

Meaning

English

  1. talking so fast that even a four-horse coach cannot catch up to the words

Reading

Kana

しもしたにおよばず

Romaji

shi mo shita ni oyobazu

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 39 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Proverb Rank 161317 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

舌足らず

したたらず

lisping

力及ばず

ちからおよばず

unable to accomplish

及かず

しかず

being best

追及

ついきゅう

catching up

普及

ふきゅう

diffusion

及ぶ

およぶ

to commit (a crime)

した

tongue

及ぼす

およぼす

to exert (influence)

および

and

Example Sentences

1

A word spoken is past recalling.