海老で鯛を釣る

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Japanese

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

Literally "fish a sea bream with shrimp".

Idiom

海老(えび)(たい)() (ebi de tai o tsuru

  1. throw a sprat to catch a mackerel

Derived terms