Meaning of 虻蜂取らず(あぶはちとらず) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 虻蜂取らず

Kana Reading あぶはちとらず

Romaji abuhachitorazu

Examples of 虻蜂取らず, あぶはちとらず in a sentence

結局は虻蜂とらずになってしまった。

If you try for too much, you'll end up with nothing at all.
そんなに欲をかいていると、虻蜂取らずになっちゃうよ。

Don't be so greedy or you'll wind up with nothing.
その提案一石二鳥を狙ったものだろうけど、「虻蜂とらず」にならなければいいけどね。

That proposal may be a way to kill two birds with one stone, but we also have to be careful not to get greedy and spoil everything.

蜂

13 strokes

bee, wasp, hornet

On'Yomi: ホウ

Kun'Yomi: はち

取 JLPT 3

8 strokes

take, fetch, take up

On'Yomi: シュ

Kun'Yomi: と.る, と.り, と.り-, とり, -ど.り

虻

9 strokes

gadfly, horsefly

On'Yomi: ボウ

Kun'Yomi: あぶ

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