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蝦で鯛を釣る
Hiragana
えびでたいをつる
Kanji
海老で鯛を釣る
Phrase
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
わずかな労力や投資で大きな利益や成果を得ようとすることのたとえ。 / 小さい犠牲で大きな見返りを期待すること。 / 安いものを利用して高価なものを手に入れようとすること。
Easy Japanese Meaning
小さなりえきやねだんのやすい物を出して、大きなりえきをえること
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
以小博大 / 用小代价换取大收获 / 小投入获大利
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
以小代價獲得大回報 / 拿小本換取大利 / 用小餌釣大魚
Korean Meaning
적은 비용이나 노력으로 큰 이익을 얻다 / 작은 대가로 큰 성과를 거두다 / 작은 것을 던져 큰 것을 낚다
Vietnamese Meaning
Bỏ ít mà thu nhiều. / Đầu tư nhỏ để thu lợi lớn. / Dùng mồi nhỏ để câu cá lớn.
Tagalog Meaning
kumita nang malaki sa maliit na puhunan / makakuha ng malaking pakinabang sa kaunting inilagay / maliit ang inilabas, malaki ang napala
Sense（1）
to put in a little and get a lot out
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蝦で鯛を釣る
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He was able to make a large profit with a small investment. It's exactly what they mean by 'catching a sea bream with a shrimp'.
He was able to make a large profit with a small investment. It's exactly what they mean by 'catching a sea bream with a shrimp'.
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彼は少しの投資で大きな利益を得ることができた。まさに蝦で鯛を釣るということだ。
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