Definition of 窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さず (きゅうちょうふところにいればりょうしもころさず)

きゅうちょうふところょうころ

窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さず

きゅうちょうふところにいればりょうしもころさず

kyuuchoufutokoroniirebaryoushimokorosazu

expression
even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter(proverb)
Related Kanji
hard up, destitute, suffer, perplexed, cornered
bird, chicken
pocket, feelings, heart, yearn, miss someone, become attached to, bosom, breast
enter, insert
game-hunting, shooting, game, bag
expert, teacher, master, model, exemplar, army (incl. counter), war
kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil
Example sentences(showing 1 results)

ごと
仕事の
なや
悩み
そうだん
相談
あんがい
案外
きゅうちょうふところょうころ
窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さず
The boss is hard to get along with. But if I try to talk to him about problems I have at work he might have a little heart. Even a hunter can't kill a bird who flies to him for protection