海老の鯛交じり

Japanese

Kanji in this term
海	老	鯛	交
えび		たい Jinmeiyō	ま Grade: 2
Grade: 2	Grade: 4
jukujikun		kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
海老の鯛交じり (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally “a shrimp in the mix of sea breams”.

Idiom

海老(えび)の鯛(たい)交(ま)じり • (ebi no tai majiri) 

1. something or someone small or insignificant among great things or people; a fool among sages

See also

• 雑魚(ざこ)の魚(とと)交(ま)じり (zako no toto majiri)