鴨が葱を背負って来る

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鴨	葱	背	負	来
かも Jinmeiyō	ねぎ Hyōgaiji	Grade: 6	Grade: 3	く Grade: 2

Alternative spellings
鴨が葱を背負って來る (kyūjitai) 鴨が葱を背負ってくる

Etymology

Literally "the duck carries its own leek"; i.e. the duck carries the ingredients for a duck-meat dish.

Idiom

鴨(カモ)が葱(ネギ)を背負(しょ)って来(く)る • (kamo ga negi o shotte kuru) 

1. a fool and his money are soon parted

See also

• 鴨葱(かもねぎ) (kamo negi)