聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは一生の恥、聞くは一時の恥聞かぬは一生の恥
きくはいっときのはじ、きかぬはいっしょうのはじ
kikuhaittokinohaji、kikanuhaisshounohaji
JMdict entry #2836571
- expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.) proverb better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know
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Example sentences
聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは一生の恥。
kiku ha ichiji no haji 、 kika nu ha isshou no haji 。
Nothing is lost for asking.