早牛も淀、遅牛も淀 はやうしもよど、おそうしもよど Meanings Expression there is no point in hurrying; hurry no man's cattle (literally: fast oxen (leaving Kyoto) end up in Yodo (just south of Kyoto), slow oxen also end up in Yodo) Kanji 早 early. Read as はや. 牛 cow. Read as うし. 淀 pool; eddy 遅 late. Read as おそい. Word lists Proverbs Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists