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将(しょう)を射(い)んと欲(ほっ)すれば先(ま)ず馬(うま)を射(い)よ
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Meanings

  • expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), proverb
    1. do not shoot straight for the top; he that would the daughter win, must with the mother first begin; if you want to shoot the general, first shoot his horse

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将を射んと欲すれば先ず馬を射よ
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しょうをいんとほっすればまずうまをいよ
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