画餅

Japanese

Kanji in this term
画	餅
が Grade: 2	へい > べい Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
畫餠 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Noun

画(が)餅(べい) • (gabei) 

1. pie in the sky