な
泣
　
い
　
て
ば
馬
しょく
謖
　
を
き
斬
　
る

expression

Idiomatic expression.
  1. being just before one is generous.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
な
泣
　
い
　
て
ば
馬
しょく
謖
　
を
き
斬
　
る
 泣いて馬謖を斬る ないてばしょくをきる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

cry, weep, moan
な.く　キュウ (4th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
horse
ま　バ　うま (2nd, N3)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
arise
ショク　シュク　た.つ (Kentei 1)
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
plough
ショク　シキ　ソク
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)
beheading, kill, murder
き.る　ザン　セン (Late High School)
car
シャ　くるま　くら (1st, N5)
span, range, extend over
わた.る　コウ　わたる (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン　あき.らか　あきら (Late High School, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　ニチ　にっ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
axe, 1.32 lb, catty
キン (Late Jr. High, N1)