Definition of 鹿を追う者は山を見ず (しかをおうものはやまをみず)

しかものやま

鹿を追う者は山を見ず

しかをおうものはやまをみず

shikawooumonohayamawomizu

expression
zeal is a bad servant, the person who chases a deer does not see the mountain(proverb)
Other readings:
鹿を逐う者は山を見ず【しかをおうものはやまをみず】
Related Kanji
鹿 deer
chase, drive away, follow, pursue, meanwhile
someone, person
mountain
see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
pursue, drive away, chase, accomplish, attain, commit