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とりなきさとのこうもり
Meanings
Expression
Noun
Idiomatic
1. a man among the geese when the gander is away; a one-eyed king in the land of the blind; (lit.) a bat in a village without birds
Alt. forms
鳥とり無なき里さとの蝙蝠こうもり
とりなきさとのこうもり
Composed of
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
-less; lacking; non-existing
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat