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女賢しゅうして牛売り損なう
Hiragana
おんなさかしゅうしてうしうりそこなう / おんなさかしうしてうしうりそこなう
Proverb
Japanese Meaning
女性が利口ぶって理屈や計算に走りすぎると、かえって物事をしくじってしまうという戒めのことわざ。慎重さや知恵も行き過ぎれば実際の成果を損なう、という意味を含む。
Easy Japanese Meaning
女のひとはかしこすぎると、かんがえすぎて、たいせつなことにしっぱいするといういみ
Sense（1）
A clever woman can't sell a cow.
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女賢しゅうして牛売り損なう
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She is very smart, but as the proverb goes, 'A clever woman can't sell a cow,' she can't do everything well.
She is very smart, but as the proverb goes, 'A clever woman can't sell a cow,' she can't do everything well.
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彼女は非常に賢いが、女賢しゅうして牛売り損なうということわざがあるように、全てをうまくやることはできない。
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