下手な考え休むに似たり

へたなかんがえやすむににたり

Meanings

1. Expression it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at all See also: 下手の考え休むに似たり (へたのかんがえやすむににたり).

Kanji

• 下 down
• 手 hand
• 考 consider. Read as かんがえ.
• 休 rest. Read as やすむ.
• 似 resemble. Read as にる.

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