Definition of 大の虫を生かして小の虫を殺す (だいのむしをいかしてしょうのむしをころす)

だいむしいしょうむしころ

大の虫を生かして小の虫を殺す

だいのむしをいかしてしょうのむしをころす

dainomushiwoikashiteshounomushiwokorosu

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sacrifice something small in order to save something great, lose a leg to save one's life, to let a large bug live and kill a small one(proverb)
Related Kanji
大 large, big
虫 insect, bug, temper
生 life, genuine, birth
小 little, small
殺 kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil