Definition of 小の虫を殺して大の虫を生かす (しょうのむしをころしてだいのむしをいかす)

しょうむしころだいむしい

小の虫を殺して大の虫を生かす

しょうのむしをころしてだいのむしをいかす

shounomushiwokoroshitedainomushiwoikasu

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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 save a large one(proverb)
Related Kanji
小 little, small
虫 insect, bug, temper
殺 kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil
大 large, big
生 life, genuine, birth