海老で鯛を釣る

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
えび たい
Jinmeiyō

Grade: S
Grade: 2 Grade: 4
jukujikun kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
海老で鯛を釣る (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Literally "fish a sea bream with shrimp".

Idiom

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海老(えび)(たい)() (ebi de tai o tsuru

  1. throw a sprat to catch a mackerel

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