え
海
び
老
　
で
たい
鯛
　
を
つ
釣
　
る

expression, Godan verb

Idiomatic expression.
  1. to throw in a shrimp and pull out a whale, to use a sprat to catch a mackerel, to get big returns on a small investment.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
え
海
び
老
　
で
たい
鯛
　
を
つ
釣
　
る
 海老で鯛を釣る えびでたいをつる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

sea, ocean
カイ　うみ　み (2nd, N4)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
every
マイ　ごと　つね (2nd, N5)
person(人) variant
do not, must not, be not
ブ　ム　はは (Kentei 1)
old man, old age, grow old
ロウ　お.いる　ふ.ける (4th, N3)
variant of radical 125
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
sea bream, red snapper
たい　チョウ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
fish
さかな　ギョ　うお (2nd, N4)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
circumference, circuit, lap
シュウ　まわ.り　あまね (4th, N2)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
good luck(吉) variant
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
angling, fish, catch
つ.る　つり　チョウ (9th, N1)
gold
キン　きむ　かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン　すべ.て　まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
to divide
ladle, one tenth of a go, dip
シャク (N1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)