"左鮃右鰈" meaning in Japanese

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Phrase

Forms: 左鮃右鰈 [canonical] (ruby: (ひだり), (ひらめ), (みぎ), (かれい)), hidari hirame migi karei [romanization]
Etymology: Literally, "left [is] olive flounder, right [is] righteye flounder." Head templates: {{ja-pos|idiom|ひだり ひらめ みぎ かれい}} 左(ひだり)鮃(ひらめ)右(みぎ)鰈(かれい) • (hidari hirame migi karei)
  1. The way to distinguish an olive flounder from a righteye flounder. 鮃(ひらめ) (hirame, “olive flounder”) can be distinguished from 鰈(かれい) (karei, “righteye flounder”) by noting that the eyes of the former are on the left and the eyes of the latter are on the right. Tags: idiomatic

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        "The way to distinguish an olive flounder from a righteye flounder. 鮃(ひらめ) (hirame, “olive flounder”) can be distinguished from 鰈(かれい) (karei, “righteye flounder”) by noting that the eyes of the former are on the left and the eyes of the latter are on the right."
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