女賢しくて牛売り損なう おんなさかしくてうしうりそこなう Meanings Expression, Godan verb even a clever woman is bound to mess up; a woman's intelligence only goes so far; female sagacity overreaches itself (literally: a clever woman fails to sell a cow) Kanji 女 woman. Read as おんな. 賢 wise 牛 cow. Read as うし. 売 sell. Read as うる. 損 loss. Read as そこなう. Word lists Proverbs Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists