巧 遅(こうち)

こうち

noun

skillful but slow

formalevaluation

1. skillful but slow

Doing something well but taking too long. Met almost only in the saying 拙速(せっそく)は巧遅(こうち)に勝(まさ)る.

拙速(せっそく)は巧遅(こうち)に勝(まさ)る。

Quick and rough beats skilled but slow.

今回(こんかい)は巧遅(こうち)より拙速(せっそく)を選(えら)んだ。

This time we chose speed over polish.

巧遅(こうち)を避(さ)けるため、まず試作品(しさくひん)を出(だ)して反応(はんのう)を見(み)ることにした。

To avoid being perfect but late, we decided to release a prototype first and see the response.

Common expressions

拙速(せっそく)は巧遅(こうち)に勝(まさ)る: quick and rough beats skilled but slow; traced to Sun Tzu, close to "done is better than perfect"
巧遅(こうち)より拙速(せっそく): speed over polish

Usage

A written word, found almost only as the counterpart of 拙速(せっそく) in this saying and its variations.

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