し
駟
　
も
した
舌
　
に
およ
及
　
ば
　
ず

expression

  1. talking so fast that even a four-horse coach cannot catch up to the words.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
し
駟
　
も
した
舌
　
に
およ
及
　
ば
　
ず
 駟も舌に及ばず しもしたにおよばず

Contained Kanji Breakdown

four horses
シ (Kentei 1)
horse
ま　バ　うま (2nd, N3)
three
サン　み　みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
four
よん　シ　よ (1st, N5)
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ　コク (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
tongue, reed, clapper
した　ゼツ (5th, N1)
thousand
セン　ち　かず (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
reach out, exert, exercise
およ.ぶ　キュウ　おい (7th, N1)
from, possessive particle, whereupon
ノ　の　すなわ.ち (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)