JLPT N2Proverbs
捕らぬ狸の皮算用
- Meaning
- まだ手に入れていないものをあてにして計画を立てること
- Explanation
- "捕らぬ狸の皮算用" is a metaphor for counting on something you have not yet obtained and making plans for profit. It is not advice that "you should calculate gains and losses before obtaining something," but is used as a warning against expecting too much from what is not yet certain.
Original Japanese explanation
「捕らぬ狸の皮算用」は、まだ手に入れていないものをあてにして、もうけや計画を立てることのたとえです。「得る前から損得を計算すべきだ」という勧めではなく、確実でないものに期待しすぎる戒めとして使います。
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