小 の虫 を殺 して大 の虫 を助 ける shōno mushio koroshi tedaino mushio tasukeru
shōno mushio koroshi tedaino mushio tasukeru
Ichidan Verb
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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
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