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海え老びで鯛たいを釣つる
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, る)
Idiomatic
1. to throw in a shrimp and pull out a whale; to use a sprat to catch a mackerel; to get big returns on a small investment
Kanji used
海
sea
老
elderly
鯛
sea bream
釣
fishing
Conjugations...Used in: 10
Composed of
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract