猫に小判

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ねこ
Grade: S

Grade: 1
ばん
Grade: 5

Etymology

Phrase composed of (neko, cat, cats) + (ni, to, directional particle) + 小判 (koban, a kind of traditional gold coin). Literally, “gold coins to cats”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ne̞ko̞ ɲ̟i ko̞bã̠ɴ]

Idiom

猫に小判 (hiragana ねこにこばん, rōmaji neko ni koban)

  1. cast pearls before swine

Synonyms

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