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さんまはめぐろにかぎる
Meanings
Expression
1.
(lit.)
Pacific saury is only good if it's from Meguro
from a rakugo story; used ironically to poke fun at someone who makes an ignorant statement with confidence
Alt. forms
さんまは
目
め
黒
ぐろ
に
限
かぎ
る
秋
さ
刀
ん
魚
ま
は
目
め
黒
ぐろ
に
限
かぎ
る
サンマは
目
め
黒
ぐろ
に
限
かぎ
る
さんまはめぐろにかぎる
Composed of
さんま
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
めぐろ
Meguro City (special ward of Tokyo); Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
かぎ
る
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan