"κάλλιο πέντε και στο χέρι παρά δέκα και καρτέρει" meaning in Greek

{
  "etymology_text": "The literal meaning is \"Better five in the hand than waiting for ten\".",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kállio pénte kai sto chéri pará déka kai kartérei",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "head": "κάλλιο πέντε και στο χέρι παρά δέκα και καρτέρει"
      },
      "expansion": "κάλλιο πέντε και στο χέρι παρά δέκα και καρτέρει • (kállio pénte kai sto chéri pará déka kai kartérei)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Greek",
  "lang_code": "el",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Greek entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "parents": [
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        },
        {
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (It is preferable to have a small but certain advantage than a mere potential of a greater one.)"
      ],
      "id": "en-κάλλιο_πέντε_και_στο_χέρι_παρά_δέκα_και_καρτέρει-el-proverb-irImuZZi",
      "links": [
        [
          "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush",
          "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush"
        ],
        [
          "advantage",
          "advantage#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (It is preferable to have a small but certain advantage than a mere potential of a greater one.)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "κάλλιο πέντε και στο χέρι παρά δέκα και καρτέρει"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "The literal meaning is \"Better five in the hand than waiting for ten\".",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kállio pénte kai sto chéri pará déka kai kartérei",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "2": "proverb",
        "head": "κάλλιο πέντε και στο χέρι παρά δέκα και καρτέρει"
      },
      "expansion": "κάλλιο πέντε και στο χέρι παρά δέκα και καρτέρει • (kállio pénte kai sto chéri pará déka kai kartérei)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Greek",
  "lang_code": "el",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Greek entries with incorrect language header",
        "Greek entries with language name categories using raw markup",
        "Greek lemmas",
        "Greek multiword terms",
        "Greek proverbs",
        "Greek rhyming phrases",
        "Greek terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (It is preferable to have a small but certain advantage than a mere potential of a greater one.)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush",
          "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush"
        ],
        [
          "advantage",
          "advantage#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (It is preferable to have a small but certain advantage than a mere potential of a greater one.)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "κάλλιο πέντε και στο χέρι παρά δέκα και καρτέρει"
}