猫に小判

Japanese

Kanji in this term
猫	小	判
ねこ Grade: S	こ Grade: 1	ばん Grade: 5

Etymology

Phrase composed of 猫 (neko, “cat, cats”) + に (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)

cast pearls before swine

Synonyms

豚 (ぶた)に真珠 (しんじゅ) (buta ni shinju): pearls before swine

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