よくくまたかまた
Meanings
Expression
Proverb
1. avarice brings doom upon oneself; grasp all, lose all; (lit.) the greedy hawk-eagle splits in half (when trying to catch two boars at once)
Kanji used
desire
bear
hawk
thighs
split
Composed of
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
Hodgson's hawk eagle (Nisaetus nipalensis); mountain hawk-eagle
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye