◆麦飯で鯉を釣る　Mugi-ii de koi wo tsuru.
  • 解釈：わずかな元手で莫大な利益を得ることのたとえ。
  • Literal：I catch a carp with boiled barley and rice.
  • Interpretation：It is obtaining immense profits on slight capital. It throws a sprat to catch a mackerel.
  • 類義：蝦で鯛を釣る。
GLN 日本の諺・金言・名言　A proverb, a maxim, and a wise saying of Japan.