Kanji in this term 慌 乞 食 貰 少 あわ Grade: S こ Grade: S じき Grade: 2 もら Jinmeiyō すく Grade: 2 Etymology edit Phrase consisting of 慌あわてる (awateru, “be in a hurry”) + 乞こ食じき (kojiki, “beggar”) + は (wa, topic marker) + 貰もらい (morai, “alms”) + が (ga, subject marker) + 少すくない (sukunai, “few”), “the impatient beggar receives little”.
Proverb edit 慌あわてる乞こ食じきは貰もらいが少すくない • (awateru kojiki wa morai ga sukunai)
slow and steady wins the race Synonyms edit 急いそがば回まわれ (isogaba maware) 急せいては事ことを仕損しそんじる (seite wa koto o shisonjiru)