| ひと |
|---|
| 人 |
| の |
| はえ |
|---|
| 蠅 |
| を |
| お |
|---|
| 追 |
| う |
| よ |
| り |
| おのれ |
|---|
| 己 |
| の |
| はえ |
|---|
| 蠅 |
| を |
| お |
|---|
| 追 |
| え |
expression
Proverb.- take care of yourself before you take care of others, wave off your own flies before you wave off someone else's flies.
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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人の蠅を追うより己の蠅を追え | ひとのはえをおうよりおのれのはえをおえ |
Contained Kanji Breakdown
fly
はえ ヨウ はい (Kentei Pre-1)
chase, drive away, follow
お.う ツイ おい (3rd, N3)