猫に小判
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Japanese [edit]
| Kanji in this term | ||
| 猫 | 小 | 判 |
Idiom [edit]
猫に小判 (hiragana ねこにこばん, romaji neko ni koban)
- (literally, gold coins to cats) cast pearls before swine
Synonyms [edit]
- 豚に真珠 (ぶたにしんじゅ, buta ni shinju): pearls before swine