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小しょうの虫むしを殺ころして大だいの虫むしを助たすける
Meanings
Expression
Proverb
1. to sacrifice something small in order to save something great; to lose a leg to save one's life; to kill a small bug and help a large one
Kanji used
小
small
虫
insect
殺
kill
大
large
助
help
Used in: 1
Composed of
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
Insekt; Wurm; Schädling; Ungeziefer; (Würmern zugeschriebene)Launenhaftigkeit bei Kindern; von Würmern verursachte Mürrischkeit; Temperament
Mord
groß; außergewöhnlich
beistehen; Beistand leisten; retten; erretten; helfen; aushelfen