"鴨が葱を背負って来る" meaning in All languages combined

See 鴨が葱を背負って来る on Wiktionary

Phrase [Japanese]

Forms: 鴨が葱を背負って来る [canonical] (ruby: (カモ), (ネギ), 背負(しょ), ()), kamo ga negi o shotte kuru [romanization], 鴨が葱を背負って來る [alternative, kanji, kyūjitai], 鴨が葱を背負ってくる [alternative, kanji]
Etymology: Literally "the duck carries its own leek"; i.e. the duck carries the ingredients for a duck-meat dish. Head templates: {{ja-pos|idiom|カモ が ネギ を しょって くる}} 鴨(カモ)が葱(ネギ)を背負(しょ)って来(く)る • (kamo ga negi o shotte kuru)
  1. a fool and his money are soon parted Tags: idiomatic Related terms: 鴨葱 (kamo negi) (ruby: 鴨葱(かもねぎ))
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