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捕らぬ狸の皮算用
Hiragana
とらぬたぬきのかわざんよう
Proverb
Japanese Meaning
まだ手に入れていないものをあてにして、利益や計画を立てることの戒め。 / 不確実な将来の成果をあてにして、今の行動や計画を決めてしまう愚かしさを諭すこと。
Easy Japanese Meaning
まだ手に入っていないものをあてにして、もうもうけたと考えること
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
未到手就先盘算收益；打如意算盘 / 事情未成就过早乐观规划 / 不要在结果未定前就计算成果
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
比喻事未成就便先盤算利益。 / 尚未到手就預作打算，容易落空。 / 勸人不要雞蛋未孵先數小雞。
Korean Meaning
아직 얻지도 못한 이익을 미리 계산함 / 일이 성사되기도 전에 결과를 확정한 듯 기대함 / 불확실한 일을 확실한 것처럼 전제하고 계획함
Indonesian
Jangan menghitung hasil sebelum terjadi / Jangan mengandalkan keuntungan yang belum pasti / Perhitungan terlalu dini atas hasil yang belum diraih
Vietnamese Meaning
Khuyên không nên tính toán lợi lộc khi chưa nắm chắc. / Tính trước thành quả từ việc chưa chắc xảy ra, dễ mừng hụt. / Đừng đếm cua trong lỗ.
Tagalog Meaning
Huwag magbilang ng sisiw bago mapisa. / Huwag magpalagay ng tubo sa hindi pa tiyak. / Huwag umasa sa bagay na wala pa.
Sense（1）
don't count your chickens before they're hatched
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捕らぬ狸の皮算用
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He is planning a celebration party even though the exam results have not yet been released. It's exactly like counting one's chickens before they're hatched.
He is planning a celebration party even though the exam results have not yet been released. It's exactly like counting one's chickens before they're hatched.
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彼はまだ試験の結果が出ていないのに、合格祝いのパーティーを計画している。まさに捕らぬ狸の皮算用だ。
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