Meaning of 猫に小判(ねこにこばん) in Japanese

猫に小判
Kana Reading
ねこにこばん
Romaji
nekonikoban
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
    Meaning
    (to cast) pearls before swine; really big waste of resources

Examples of 猫に小判, ねこにこばん in a sentence

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猫 JLPT 3

11 strokes

cat

On'Yomi: ビョウ

Kun'Yomi: ねこ

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判 JLPT 3

7 strokes

judgement, signature, stamp, seal

On'Yomi: ハン, バン

Kun'Yomi: わか.る

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小 JLPT 5

3 strokes

little, small

On'Yomi: ショウ

Kun'Yomi: ちい.さい, こ-, お-, さ-

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