下手の考え休むに似たり | Japanese meaning

下手の考え休むに似たり【へたのかんがえやすむににたり】

expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at allproverbsee also 下手な考え休むに似たり

Forms

下手の考え休むに似たり【へたのかんがえやすむににたり】
へたのかんがえやすむににたり

Generated definitions (experimental)

it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at all

This expression indicates that someone who is thinking poorly or ineffectively is similar to someone who is not thinking at all, implying that unproductive thoughts are as good as no thoughts. It emphasizes the value of meaningful and constructive thinking over merely having thoughts that lead nowhere.

、おなじ同じ。

His thoughts are always poor, just like being asleep.

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Please don't forget the saying that it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one.

Generated collocations (experimental)

it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at all