Nigashita Sakana wa Ookii (逃した魚は大きい)

Nigashita Sakana wa Ookii

Today, I knew that I missed a very big chance.

However, something that you were about to get but missed may looks greater than it is.

There is a proverb to express the fact; it is 'nigashita sakana wa ookii' (逃がした魚は大きい).

'Nigashita' (逃がした) means "missed," 'sakana' (魚) means "fish," and 'ookii' (大きい) means "big," so the literal meaning of this proverb is "the missed fish was big."

Anyway, in order not to regret, I will try to seize a chance as soon as it comes in front of me.

逃した魚は大きい

私は今日、とても大きなチャンスを逃していたことを知りました。

しかし、手に入りそうで逃したものは、大きく見えるのかもしれません。

そのようなことを表すことわざに「逃した魚は大きい」があります。

「逃した」は "missed"、「魚」は "fish"、「大きい」は "big" を意味するので、このことわざの文字どおりの意味は "the missed fish was big" となります。

どちらにしても、後悔をしないために、次にチャンスが目の前に来たらすぐに手を伸ばそうと思います。

• Nigashita Sakana wa Ookii (逃した魚は大きい)
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• Nigashita Sakana wa Ookii
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• Today, I knew that I missed a very big chance.
• Today, I realised that I missed out on a very big opportunity.

• However, something that you were about to get but missed may looks greater than it is.
• However, missing out on something that you were about to get may seem worse than it actually is.

• There is a proverb to express the fact; it is 'nigashita sakana wa ookii' (逃がした魚は大きい).
• There is a proverb to express this fact; it is 'nigashita sakana wa ookii' (逃がした魚は大きい).

• 'Nigashita' (逃がした) means "missed," 'sakana' (魚) means "fish," and 'ookii' (大きい) means "big," so the literal meaning of this proverb is "the missed fish was big."
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• Anyway, in order not to regret, I will try to seize a chance as soon as it comes in front of me.
• Anyway, in order to avoid living with regret, I will try to seize any opportunity *as soon as it presents itself to me*. *You could also say, I will try to seize any opportunity that comes my way. In my opinion this sounds more natural.

• 'Nigashita' (逃がした) means "missed," 'sakana' (魚) means "fish," and 'ookii' (大きい) means "big," so the literal meaning of this proverb is "the missed fish was big."
• 'Nigashita' (逃がした) means "missed," 'sakana' (魚) means "fish," and 'ookii' (大きい) means "big," so the literal meaning of this proverb is "the missed fish is big."

• Anyway, in order not to regret, I will try to seize a chance as soon as it comes in front of me.
• Anyway, in order not to regret, I will try to seize a chance as soon as it comes in front of me.