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にとをおうものはいっとをもえず
Kanji
二兎を追う者は一兎をも得ず
Proverb
Japanese Meaning
同時に二つの利益を得ようとしても、結局どちらも得られないという戒め。 / あれこれ手を出しすぎると、どれ一つとして成功しないという教え。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ふたつのもくてきをどちらもえようとすると、けっきょくひとつも手に入らないといういましめ
Chinese (Simplified)
同时追逐两件事，最终一个也得不到。 / 不要贪多分心，否则两头落空。 / 专注一事才有成功的可能。
Sense（1）
二兎を追う者は一兎をも得ず: if you run after two hares you will catch neither
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二兎を追う者は一兎をも得ず: if you run after two hares you will catch neither
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にとをおうものはいっとをもえず
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He tried to get both a promotion and a side job at once, and painfully realized the proverb if you run after two hares you will catch neither.
He tried to get both a promotion and a side job at once, and painfully realized the proverb if you run after two hares you will catch neither.
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彼は昇進も副業も一度に得ようとしたが、にとをおうものはいっとをもえずと痛感した。
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