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)

  1. cast pearls before swine

Synonyms
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