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尺で鯛を釣る
Hiragana
しゃくでたいをつる
Phrase
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
少ない労力や小さな手段で、大きな利益や成果を得ることのたとえ。 / 見合わないほど大きな見返りを、小さな投資や働きで得ること。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ちいさなものをつかっておおきなものをてにいれること
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
用微小的代价换取巨大的收获 / 以小博大 / 小投入大回报
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
以小博大 / 用小代價得大收穫 / 小投資求大利
Korean Meaning
작은 것으로 큰 것을 얻다 / 적은 수단으로 큰 이익을 거두다 / 작은 미끼로 큰 이득을 노리다
Vietnamese Meaning
Dùng cái nhỏ để đạt được cái lớn / Dùng mồi nhỏ câu lấy lợi lớn / Thu lợi lớn nhờ phương tiện nhỏ
Tagalog Meaning
makakuha ng malaking bagay gamit ang maliit / makamit ang malaking pakinabang sa maliit na puhunan / malaking kapalit sa kaunting pagod
Sense（1）
obtaining something large with something small
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尺で鯛を釣る
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He was able to gain a large profit from a small investment, it was like catching a sea bream with a foot ruler.
He was able to gain a large profit from a small investment, it was like catching a sea bream with a foot ruler.
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彼はわずかな投資で大きな利益を得ることができ、まるで尺で鯛を釣るようだった。
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