皮算用

かわざんよう

Meanings

1. Noun over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched See also: 捕らぬ狸の皮算用 (とらぬたぬきのかわざんよう).

Kanji

• 皮 skin. Read as かわ.
• 算 calculate. Read as サン.
• 用 use. Read as ヨウ.

Example sentences

• 捕らぬ狸の皮算用。
  Don't count your chickens.
• 取らぬ狸の皮算用か。
  Are you counting your chickens before they are hatched?
• 捕らぬ狸の皮算用をするな。
  Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
• 取らぬ狸の皮算用。
  Don't count your chickens before they're hatched.

Words containing 皮算用

• 捕らぬ狸の皮算用 (とらぬたぬきのかわざんよう) counting one's chickens before they're hatched

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