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    3. 早牛も淀、遅牛も淀

    早牛も淀、遅牛も淀

    早はや牛うしも​淀よど、​遅おそ牛うしも​淀よど

    there is no point in hurrying

    NTExpressionsLiteratureKanji Vocab54 strokes

    早牛も淀遅牛も淀

    はやうしもよど、おそうしもよど

    Expressions

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

    Characters that make up this word

    早
    はや.い・はや・はや-・はや.まる・はや.める・さ-…(6)
    early・fast
    Kanji
    牛
    うし…(3)
    cow
    Kanji
    淀
    よど.む…(2)
    pool・eddy
    Kanji
    遅
    おく.れる・おく.らす・おそ.い…(2)
    slow・late・back・later
    Kanji
    も
    mo
    Kana
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