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将を射んと欲すればまず馬を射よ
Hiragana
しょうをいんとほっすればまずうまをいよ
Kanji
将を射んと欲すれば先ず馬を射よ
Proverb
Japanese Meaning
目的を達成するためには、まずその周辺や手がかりとなるところから攻めるべきだという教え。大きな目標を得たいなら、まずそれに関わる身近なところから働きかけるのが効果的だという意味。
Easy Japanese Meaning
大きなもくてきを手に入れたいときは まわりのたいせつなものから ととのえるべきだといういみ
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
做事先从容易或次要处着手，以小取大 / 以间接或迂回的方式达成主要目标 / 求人或求事先从相关关键人入手
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
先從較易或次要的部分著手，以達成更大的目標。 / 想取其大者，先取其小；由近而遠、由易而難。 / 為達成主要目的，先處理其周邊或輔助環節。
Korean Meaning
큰 목표를 이루려면 먼저 주변부터 공략하라. / 핵심을 얻으려면 그 지지 기반을 먼저 제압하라. / 목표 달성에는 간접적·우회적 접근이 효과적이다.
Indonesian
Mulailah dari hal kecil/pendukung untuk mencapai tujuan besar. / Capai sasaran utama dengan pendekatan tidak langsung. / Lumpuhkan pendukungnya dulu agar yang utama mudah ditaklukkan.
Vietnamese Meaning
Bắt đầu từ việc nhỏ để đạt mục tiêu lớn. / Muốn đạt điều chính, trước phải xử lý việc phụ, việc liên quan. / Muốn hạ người đứng đầu, trước hãy thu phục kẻ thuộc hạ.
Tagalog Meaning
Unahin ang mas madali o maliliit na hakbang upang makamit ang mas malaking layon. / Daanin sa di‑tuwiran: simulan sa mga nasa paligid muna bago sa mismong pakay. / Kunin muna ang loob ng mga taong may impluwensiya upang maabot ang pinupuntirya.
Sense（1）
begin with the lesser things to obtain the greater; he who would the daughter win, must with the mother first begin
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begin with the lesser things to obtain the greater; he who would the daughter win, must with the mother first begin
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将を射んと欲すればまず馬を射よ
「将を射んと欲すればまず馬を射よ」ということわざは、大きな目標を達成するためには、まず小さなステップから始めるべきだという意味です。
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The proverb 'If you want to shoot the general, first shoot his horse' means that to achieve a big goal, you should start with small steps.
The proverb 'If you want to shoot the general, first shoot his horse' means that to achieve a big goal, you should start with small steps.
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「将を射んと欲すればまず馬を射よ」ということわざは、大きな目標を達成するためには、まず小さなステップから始めるべきだという意味です。
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