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

だいむしょうむしころ

大の虫を生かして小の虫を殺せ

だいのむしをいかしてしょうのむしをころせ

dainomushiwoikashiteshounomushiwokorose

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