猫に鰹節

Japanese

Kanji in this term
猫 鰹 節
ねこ
Grade: S 		かつお
Hyōgai 		ふし > ぶし
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
猫に鰹節 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “cat in skipjack tuna flakes”.

Idiom

猫(ねこ)に鰹(かつお)節(ぶし) • (neko ni katsuobushi) 

  1. setting a wolf to mind the sheep; fox in the henhouse

References

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