"急がば回れ" meaning in Japanese

{
  "etymology_text": "Phrase consisting of 急が (isoga, 未然形 (imperfective form) of 急ぐ (isogu, “husten, rush”)) + ば (ba, “if, when”) + 回れ (maware, 命令形 (imperative form) of 回る (mawaru, “go round”)).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "急がば回れ",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "急",
          "いそ"
        ],
        [
          "回",
          "まわ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "isogaba maware",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "proverb",
        "2": "いそがば まわれ"
      },
      "expansion": "急(いそ)がば回(まわ)れ • (isogaba maware)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese proverbs",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race"
      ],
      "id": "en-急がば回れ-ja-proverb-I4IhCgMQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "more haste, less speed",
          "more haste, less speed"
        ],
        [
          "slow and steady wins the race",
          "slow and steady wins the race"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "awateru kojiki wa morai ga sukunai",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "慌",
              "あわ"
            ],
            [
              "乞食",
              "こじき"
            ],
            [
              "貰",
              "もら"
            ],
            [
              "少",
              "すく"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "慌てる乞食は貰いが少ない"
        },
        {
          "roman": "seite wa koto o shisonjiru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "急",
              "せ"
            ],
            [
              "事",
              "こと"
            ],
            [
              "仕損",
              "しそん"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "急いては事を仕損じる"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "急がば回れ"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "Phrase consisting of 急が (isoga, 未然形 (imperfective form) of 急ぐ (isogu, “husten, rush”)) + ば (ba, “if, when”) + 回れ (maware, 命令形 (imperative form) of 回る (mawaru, “go round”)).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "急がば回れ",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "急",
          "いそ"
        ],
        [
          "回",
          "まわ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "isogaba maware",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "proverb",
        "2": "いそがば まわれ"
      },
      "expansion": "急(いそ)がば回(まわ)れ • (isogaba maware)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Japanese lemmas",
        "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Japanese proverbs",
        "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
        "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "more haste, less speed",
          "more haste, less speed"
        ],
        [
          "slow and steady wins the race",
          "slow and steady wins the race"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "awateru kojiki wa morai ga sukunai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "慌",
          "あわ"
        ],
        [
          "乞食",
          "こじき"
        ],
        [
          "貰",
          "もら"
        ],
        [
          "少",
          "すく"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "慌てる乞食は貰いが少ない"
    },
    {
      "roman": "seite wa koto o shisonjiru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "急",
          "せ"
        ],
        [
          "事",
          "こと"
        ],
        [
          "仕損",
          "しそん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "急いては事を仕損じる"
    }
  ],
  "word": "急がば回れ"
}

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