明日の百より今日の五十

Japanese
Kanji in this term
明 日 百 今 日 五 十
あす ひゃく
Grade: 1		 きょう ご
Grade: 1		 じゅう
Grade: 1
Grade: 2 Grade: 1 Grade: 2 Grade: 1
jukujikun on’yomi jukujikun on’yomi

Etymology

Literally, “today's 50 over tomorrow's 100”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [a̠sɨᵝ no̞ ça̠kɯ̟ᵝ jo̞ɾʲi kʲo̞ː no̞ ɡo̞ʑɨᵝː]

Proverb

明日(あす)の百(ひゃく)より今日(きょう)の五(ご)十(じゅう) • (asu no hyaku yori kyō no gojū) 

  1. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
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