海老で鯛を釣る

Japanese

Kanji in this term
海 老 鯛 釣
えび たい
Jinmeiyō 		つ
Grade: S
Grade: 2 Grade: 4
jukujikun kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally "fish a sea bream with shrimp".

Idiom

海老(えび)で鯛(たい)を釣(つ)る • (ebi de tai o tsuru) 

  1. throw a sprat to catch a mackerel

Derived terms

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