Word Meaning 海老で鯛を釣る
えびでたいをつる
ebi de tai o tsuru
海老で鯛を釣る is read as えびでたいをつる (ebi de tai o tsuru) and means to throw in a shrimp and pull out a whale.
Meaning
English
- to throw in a shrimp and pull out a whale
- to use a sprat to catch a mackerel
- to get big returns on a small investment
Reading
Kana
えびでたいをつる
Romaji
ebi de tai o tsuru
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12海老反り
えびぞり
holding out one or both hands and arching one's body backward like a shrimp (in kabuki, represents being overwhelmed by someone's power)
海老責め
えびぜめ
bondage torture where the bound victim sits cross-legged with their arms tied behind them, with the rope tightened until their ankles touch their neck