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

  1. to throw in a shrimp and pull out a whale
  2. to use a sprat to catch a mackerel
  3. 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

7 Characters • 52 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Proverb Rank 148730 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

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海釣

うみづり

sea fishing

海老

えび

prawn

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

海老チリ

えびちり

stir-fried shrimp in chili sauce

海老マヨ

えびまよ

shrimp with mayonnaise

大歯団扇海老

おおばうちわえび

smooth fan lobster (Ibacus novemdentatus)

猿面海老根

さるめんえびね

Calanthe tricarinata (species of orchid)

高麗海老

こうらいえび

Chinese white shrimp (Fenneropenaeus chinensis)

団扇海老

うちわえび

fan lobster (Ibacus spp., esp. the Japanese fan lobster, Ibacus ciliatus)

虎海老

とらえび

tora velvet shrimp (Metapenaeopsis acclivis)

茨藻海老

いばらもえび

spiny lebbeid (Lebbeus groenlandicus)