Word Meaning 猫にまたたびお女郎に小判
ねこにまたたびおじょろうにこばん
nekonimatatabiojorou ni koban
猫にまたたびお女郎に小判 is read as ねこにまたたびおじょろうにこばん (nekonimatatabiojorou ni koban) and means everyone has their favorite.
Meaning
English
- everyone has their favorite
- pick the right thing to please someone
- catnip for cats, gold coins for prostitutes
Reading
Kana
ねこにまたたびおじょろうにこばん
Romaji
nekonimatatabiojorou ni koban
Writing Variants
- 猫に木天蓼お女郎に小判 ねこにまたたびおじょろうにこばん neko ni matatabiojorou ni koban
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12見世女郎
みせじょろう
low-class prostitute who was kept in a sort of cage at the front of the establishment (Edo period)