猫に小判
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猫
小
判
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Phrase
猫
に
小判
(
hiragana
ねこにこばん
,
romaji
neko ni koban
)
(
idiomatic
)
cast pearls before swine
; literally, gold coins to cats (
koban
were a kind of coin).
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Synonyms
豚に真珠
(
ぶたにしんじゅ, buta ni shinju
,
“
pearls before swine
”
)
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