海老で鯛を釣る

Reading

Kana: えびでたいをつる

Romaji: ebidetaiwotsuru

Definition

exp

v5r

1

to throw in a shrimp and pull out a whale; to use a sprat to catch a mackerel

Kanji

海

Readings: カイ、 うみ

Meanings: sea, ocean

老

Readings: ロウ、 お.いる、 ふ.ける

Meanings: old man, old age, grow old

鯛

Readings: チョウ、 たい

Meanings: sea bream, red snapper

釣

Readings: チョウ、 つ.る、 つ.り、 つ.り-

Meanings: angling, fish, catch, allure, ensnare