海老で鯛を釣る えびでたいをつる Meanings Expression, Godan verb to throw in a shrimp and pull out a whale; to use a sprat to catch a mackerel (i.e.: to get big returns on a small investment) Kanji 海 sea 老 elderly 鯛 sea bream; red snapper. Read as たい. 釣 fishing. Read as つる. Word lists Idioms Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists