転ばぬ先の杖
ころばぬさきのつえ
- prevention is better than cure; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; look before you leap; forewarned is forearmed; a stitch in time saves nine; a walking stick before stumbling exp proverb
Kanji
転
テン
ころ.がる • ころ.げる • ころ.がす • ころ.ぶ • まろ.ぶ • うたた • うつ.る • くる.めく
revolve; turn around; change
先
セン
さき • ま.ず
before; ahead; previous; future; precedence
杖
ジョウ
つえ
staff; cane