Definition of 雉も鳴かずば撃たれまい (きじもなかずばうたれまい)
きじなう
雉も鳴かずば撃たれまい
きじもなかずばうたれまい
kijimonakazubautaremai
expression
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avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one, there is safety in silence, the pheasant would not be shot but for its cries(proverb)
Related Kanji
| 雉 | pheasant |
| 鳴 | chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk |
| 撃 | beat, attack, defeat, conquer |