石橋(いしばし)

いしばし
noun
stone bridge
building
1. stone bridge
A bridge built of stone. Best known from the proverb 石橋(いしばし)を叩(たた)いて渡(わた)る.
古(ふる)い石橋(いしばし)を渡(わた)る。
To cross an old stone bridge.
この石橋(いしばし)は江戸時代(えどじだい)に造(つく)られた。
This stone bridge was built in the Edo period.
彼(かれ)は石橋(いしばし)を叩(たた)いて渡(わた)る性格(せいかく)で、何(なに)を決(き)めるにも時間(じかん)がかかる。
He is the type who taps the stone bridge before crossing it, so every decision takes him a long time.

Common expressions

The proverb can praise care or gently mock over-caution; the context decides.

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