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    3. 遅牛も淀、早牛も淀

    遅牛も淀、早牛も淀

    遅おそ牛うしも​淀よど、​早はや牛うしも​淀よど

    there is no point in hurrying

    NTExpressionsLiteratureKanji Vocab54 strokes

    遅牛も淀早牛も淀

    おそうしもよど、はやうしもよど

    Expressions

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

    Characters that make up this word

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