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ねこにこばん
Meanings
Expression
Idiomatic
1. casting pearls before swine; (lit.) (giving) a gold coin to a cat
Alt. forms
猫ねこに小こ判ばん
ネコに小こ判ばん
ねこにこばん
Composed of
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)