問とうは一いち度どの恥はじ、問とわぬは末まつ代だいの恥はじ

expression

Better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know

Proverb encouraging people to ask questions even at the risk of momentary embarrassment, because the ignorance from not asking lasts forever.

• 「問とうは一いち度どの恥はじ、問とわぬは末まつ代だいの恥はじ」というから、わからないことはすぐに聞きいたほうがいい。

  As the saying goes, 'Better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know,' so you should ask right away about things you don't understand.