長い物には巻かれよ
ながいものにはまかれよ
- if you can't beat them; join them; you can't fight city hall; if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side than to fight them exp proverb
Kanji
長
チョウ
なが.い • おさ
long; leader; superior; senior
物
ブツ • モツ
もの • もの-
thing; object; matter
巻
カン • ケン
ま.く • まき • ま.き
scroll; volume; book; part; roll up; wind up; tie; coil; counter for texts (or book scrolls)