豚に真珠
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 豚 | 真 | 珠 |
| ぶた Grade: S |
しん Grade: 3 |
しゅ > じゅ Grade: S |
| kun'yomi | on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 豚に眞珠 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
[edit]Phrase composed of 豚 (buta, “pig”) + に (ni, directional particle) + 真珠 (shinju, “pearl”), calque of English cast pearls before swine.[1]
Phrase
[edit]豚に真珠 • (buta ni shinju)
Usage notes
[edit]The traditional Japanese equivalent is 猫に小判 (neko ni koban, “gold coins to cats”).
References
[edit]Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 豚 read as ぶた
- Japanese terms spelled with 真 read as しん
- Japanese terms spelled with 珠 read as しゅ
- Japanese compound terms
- Japanese terms calqued from English
- Japanese terms derived from English
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese phrases
- Japanese terms with multiple readings
- Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji
- Japanese terms with 3 kanji
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