明日の百より今日の五十

Japanese

Kanji in this term
明	日	百	今	日	五	十
あす		ひゃく Grade: 1	きょう		ご Grade: 1	じゅう Grade: 1
Grade: 2	Grade: 1		Grade: 2	Grade: 1
jukujikun		on’yomi	jukujikun		on’yomi

Etymology

Literally, “today's 50 over tomorrow's 100”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a̠sɨᵝ no̞ ça̠kɯ̟ᵝ jo̞ɾʲi kʲo̞ː no̞ ɡo̞ʑɨᵝː]

Proverb

明日(あす)の百(ひゃく)より今日(きょう)の五(ご)十(じゅう) • (asu no hyaku yori kyō no gojū) 

1. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush