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かんせいまずつく
Kanji
甘井先ず竭く
Proverb
Japanese Meaning
甘井先ず竭く（かんせいまずつく）は、「優れた人材や優秀な者ほど、先に疲弊したり、使い尽くされてしまいやすい」という意味の故事・ことわざ的表現。転じて、有能な者ばかりに負担がかかりすぎることや、先に力尽きてしまう皮肉な状況を表す。 / 一般にはあまり用いられない表現で、「良いもの・恵まれたものほど早くなくなりやすい」「優れているがゆえに早く消耗してしまう」といったニュアンスも含む。
Easy Japanese Meaning
力がある人やよくはたらく人ほど、さきにつかれてたおれやすいということ
Sense（1）
甘井先ず竭く: highly-skilled men are the first to be exhausted
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甘井先ず竭く: highly-skilled men are the first to be exhausted
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かんせいまずつく
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At work we always keep the proverb 'highly skilled people are the first to be exhausted' in mind and take care to prevent our best employees from burning out first.
At work we always keep the proverb 'highly skilled people are the first to be exhausted' in mind and take care to prevent our best employees from burning out first.
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職場ではいつも『かんせいまずつく』ということわざを胸に、優秀な人材が最初に疲弊してしまわないよう配慮している。
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