Definition of 大は小を兼ねる (だいはしょうをかねる)

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大は小を兼ねる

だいはしょうをかねる

daihashouwokaneru

expression
the greater embraces the less, better too big than too small(proverb)
Related Kanji
large, big
little, small
concurrently, and, beforehand, in advance
Example sentences(showing 1 results)

It might be a bit big but this envelope will do just fine. It's better to be too big than too small