counting one's chickens before they're hatched
Proverbial expression warning against making plans based on uncertain outcomes. The literal meaning is 'calculating the value of a raccoon dog's pelt before catching it.'
Making plans for after enrollment before even passing the exam is like counting your chickens before they're hatched.
Talking about what to buy if you win the lottery is exactly counting your chickens before they're hatched.
Standard kanji form using 捕らぬ (not caught).
Variant using 取らぬ (not taken).
Variant using 獲らぬ (not captured).
A Japanese proverb literally meaning 'calculating the value of a raccoon dog's pelt before catching it.' The phrase uses the image of a hunter estimating profits from an animal not yet captured, equivalent to the English 'counting one's chickens before they're hatched.'