窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さず
きゅうちょうふところにいればりょうしもころさず
kyuuchoufutokoroniirebaryoushimokorosazu
JMdict entry #2103215
- expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.) proverb even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter
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Example sentences
いけすかないボスだけど、仕事の悩みを相談したら案外、窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さず、てなことになるかもね。
ikesu ka nai bosu da kedo 、 shigoto no nayami wo soudan shi tara angai 、 kyuuchou futokoro ni haire ba ryoushi mo korosa zu 、 te na koto ni naru ka mo ne 。
The boss is hard to get along with. But if I try to talk to him about problems I have at work he might have a little heart. Even a hunter can't kill a bird who flies to him for protection.