鴨が葱を背負って来る
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||||
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鴨 | 葱 | 背 | 負 | 来 |
かも Jinmeiyō | ねぎ Hyōgaiji | Grade: 6 | Grade: 3 | く Grade: 2 |
Etymology
Literally "the duck carries its own leek"; i.e. the duck carries the ingredients for a duck-meat dish.
Idiom
鴨が葱を背負って来る (hiragana and katakana カモがネギをしょってくる, rōmaji kamo ga negi o shottekuru)
- along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money