豚に真珠 in Japanese

Forms: 豚に真珠 [canonical] (ruby: 豚(ぶた), 真(しん), 珠(じゅ)), buta ni shinju [romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Phrase composed of 豚 (buta, “pig”) + に (ni, directional particle) + 真珠 (shinju, “pearl”), calque of English cast pearls before swine. Etymology templates: {{af|ja|豚|に|真珠|pos2=directional particle|t1=pig|t3=pearl|tr1=buta|tr2=ni|tr3=shinju}} 豚 (buta, “pig”) + に (ni, directional particle) + 真珠 (shinju, “pearl”), {{cal|ja|en|cast pearls before swine|nocap=1}} calque of English cast pearls before swine Head templates: {{ja-phrase|ぶたにしんじゅ}} 豚(ぶた)に真(しん)珠(じゅ) • (buta ni shinju)

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"豚に真珠" meaning in Japanese

Phrase