豚に真珠
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Japanese [edit]
| Kanji in this term | ||
| 豚 | 真 | 珠 |
Etymology [edit]
豚 + に + 真珠, a calque of English cast pearls before swine[1].
Phrase [edit]
豚に真珠(hiragana ぶたにしんじゅ, romaji buta ni shinju)
- (idiomatic) "pearls to swine" → To cast pearls before swine.
Usage notes [edit]
Traditional equivalent is 猫に小判 (neko ni koban, “gold coins to cats”).
Synonyms [edit]
- 猫に小判 (ねこにこばん, neko ni koban): gold coins to cats
