おんな
女
さか
賢
　
し
　
く
　
て
うし
牛
う
売
　
り
そこ
損
　
な
　
う

expression, Godan verb

Proverb.
  1. even a clever woman is bound to mess up, a woman's intelligence only goes so far, female sagacity overreaches itself, a clever woman fails to sell a cow.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
おんな
女
さか
賢
　
し
　
く
　
て
うし
牛
う
売
　
り
そこ
損
　
な
　
う
 女賢しくて牛売り損なう おんなさかしくてうしうりそこなう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

woman, female
ジョ　おんな　め (1st, N5)
intelligent, wise, wisdom
ケン　かしこ.い　さか (8th, N2)
hard, wise
カン　ケン　コウ
retainer, subject
シン　とみ　おみ (4th, N2)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)
shellfish
かい　バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
cow
うし　ギュウ　ご (2nd, N4)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る　カン　ほ.す (6th, N2)
sell
う.る　バイ　うり (2nd, N4)
gentleman, scholar, samurai
シ　さむらい　お (4th, N1)
a net, net-like, radical 122
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
damage, loss, disadvantage
ソン　そこ.なう　そこな.う (5th, N2)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
employee, member, number
イン　いな　かず (3rd, N4)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
shellfish
かい　バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)