海老で鯛を釣る

海老で鯛を釣る

Japanese

Kanji in this term
海	老	鯛	釣
Grade: 2	Grade: 4	たい Jinmeiyō	つ Grade: S

Etymology

Literally "fish a sea bream with shrimp".

Idiom

海老で鯛を釣る (hiragana えびでたいをつる, rōmaji ebi de tai o tsuru)

1. throw a sprat to catch a mackerel

Derived terms

• 海 (え)老 (び)鯛 (たい) (ebitai, shortening)