JLPT N3Proverbs
急がば回れ
- Meaning
- 急いでいる時こそ、近道より遠回りでも確実な道を選んだ方がよい
- Explanation
- 「急がば回れ」 is a teaching that, the more you are in a hurry, the better it is to choose a safe and sure route, even if it is a detour, over a dangerous shortcut, since in the end you arrive sooner. c4 is close to the opposite meaning, 'act quickly,' so it is wrong.
Original Japanese explanation
「急がば回れ」は、急いでいるときほど、危ない近道より遠回りでも安全で確実な道を選ぶ方が、結局は早く着くという教えです。c4 は「早く行動せよ」という反対に近い意味なので間違いです。
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